Isolation In The 1930s

The 1930s were a period of confusion Isolation. The first World War left Americans feeling distraught; not wanting to experience a number of lives lost again. World War I, in the beginning, stimulated growth in the economy for a short term. At the end of the war, the growth was short-lived as it was built upon the same conditions that brought about the Great Depression. The cost of losing more lives and the cost of going to war became too risky for Americans. It seemed better to focus on themselves then the problems of other countries. With the coming of the second World War, the U.S. wanted to remain isolationist, but the current president, Roosevelt felt otherwise. The relationship between Germany, Japan, and the United States became even