In his inaugural address in 1801, President Thomas Jefferson called for "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."

T system of entangling alliances before WWI

It basically means the cursive words on, for example, the chalkboard. 'Entangling' means to 'to twist together' or 'confusing' while alliances means 'having unity', because the cursive letters are all connected, right? And it sometimes is confusing to understand.

Washington warned against entering into 'entangling alliances' with European countries and to stay out of European conflicts.