explain how the us moved isolationism to interventionism/involvement in world war 1

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Select one of the following conflicts:

- Spanish-American War

- World War I

AND

Select one of the following conflicts:

- World War II

- Korea

- Vietnam

Analyze each conflict one at a time by answering the following questions for each war:

Explain how the U.S. moved from isolationism to interventionism/involvement. How did each conflict relate to expansion or contraction of freedom? How did the U.S. define freedom?

After you have discussed the two conflicts, reflect on the following in your conclusion:

Recent election debates have included the idea that the U.S. should be more isolationist in world affairs. In your conclusion, evaluate the role of the U.S. as a world power today:

Should we, can we, must we continue as a world policeman in the era of terror? Are we still willing to stand for our ideals as well as our economic and strategic interests?

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World War 1
On April 1917 the United States of America declared war on the Republic of Germany, the
United States did not join nay of the both warring parties, and however it closely coordinated and
cooperated activities with the allies. The Britain propaganda largely contributed the joining into
this war by America that the sinking of the American ship was by the Germans; Americans felt
offended and aggressively joined the war. Americans felt that their freedom of the world seas as
a country was greatly wounded and henceforth needed to fight back.
Their freedom was breached and therefore joined the war against the Germans. They
strongly felt that their freedom to navigate freely on the seas was curtailed when its passenger
ship was attacked. This was the major cause of the United States joining the war despite holding
a neutral position since the war began. American citizens had divided opinions on whether to
join the war or not; however, when the Germans attacked the American ship the public opinion
changed to support the government when joining the war.
The United States engaged in trade between the two warring parties and it was major because
of this economic expansion that it maintained a ...


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