Return to Isolationism (16 март 1919 г. – 7 окт 1941 г.)

Описание:

-not totally true : US expanded economically
-> FDI in Germany and South Africa from 150 millions in 1910 to 2500 millions in 1928
-+ US involvment in international policies
-European delay to pay debts reinforced isolationism in US public opinion

-Totalitarianism was on the rise in Europe: communism (Lenin, 1917-1924 ; Joseph Stalin, 1924-1953), fascist Italy (Benito Mussolini, 1922-1945), national- socialist Germany (Adolf Hitler, 1933-1945). The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists (led by General Francisco Franco)