The United States vs World War II
The United States attempted to avoid World War II when it began. Though the U.S. was aware of both the Japanese aggression in Asia and the German persecution of Jewish citizens (though maybe not to the full extent in either case), most Americans did not want to enter another World War. After reading the text, answer the following questions in your discussion posts: Was the United States correct in pursuing a policy of non-intervention? Should the U.S. have participated in the Olympics in 1936, or withdrawn completely from all involvement with belligerent countries? Should the U.S. have joined the war before the attack on Pearl Harbor? Why or why not?
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Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately
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Sample Solution
The United States vs. World War II
The United States Non-interventionism is primarily referred to the foreign policy eventually applied by the United States between the late 18th and the first half of the 20th centuries whereby it sought to avoid alliances with other nations to prevent being drawn into wars not related to direct territorial self-defense. Neutrality and non-interventionism found support among elite and popular opinion in the united states which varied depending on the international context and the country`s interests. I believe the United States was correct in pursuing a policy of non-intervention because War World II was ultimately a dispute between foreign nations and the United States had no good reason to get involved.
