US+Isolationism

US isolationism or non-intervensionism was the U.S diplomatic policy at the beginning of World War I to seek alliances with other nations in order to avoid being drawn into direct conflict with other nations.

Isolationism was a foreign policy in order to protect the interests of the United States and to prevent any intervention in the war. The significance of this term at the time is that it prevented the U.S from pledging full support and membership in the League of Nations. This was extremely crucial for peacekeeping at the time since the League of Nations failed to prevent the hostilities of Japan and Germany that lead to the Second World War. The power of the League was limited by the US's refusal to join and it failed to achieve its primary focus, to prevent any World War. However, the events shifted when Germany engaged in a submarine warfare against the United States that fully provoked the U.S into abandoning the longstanding neutrality that it had held during the course before and during the War. The US's instant participation in World War I marked its major departure from isolationism. The stop of U.S isolationism is extremely significant because by the end of the first World War, U.S became the wealthiest nation in the world and all nations were in debt to her financially and US armed forces had been proved decisive in ending the war in favor of the allies.

US isolationism & its decision to not join the League of Nations - what is its impact on peacekeeping? Ms. Chenners I revised it!