Question

Why did the United States pursue a policy of isolationism

Answer 1

Just after the war began, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral. Wilson's response to the war reflected a long-standing American tradition of isolationism.

Answer 2

The US believed that they should focus on themselves more and less on the world, and to not meddle with other countries affairs, and so they pursued a policy of isolationism

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