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One effect of high American tariffs caused foreign trade to almost stop. This had other countries angry with the US, which caused them to stop buying US goods and they raised their tariffs, which had a effect on the American economy.
There was a feeling in the US that the war in Europe was not part of the concern of the US. Isolationism. It's a question that opens a can of worms......
After the high cost of World War I, citizens viewed Europe as conflict prone and felt they would likely draw the US into numerous, unnecessary wars if allowed to. The United States set limits on European immigration in the 1920â??s with Quota Acts that reduced the numbers of immigrants allowed to immigrate to the US based on totals and percentiles from the dates the US began receiving immigrants from those countries. In addition, high tariffs were set to keep foreign products out .
why was isolationism so strong in the united states in the early 1930s
Isolationism.
Tariffs hurt US citizens because the prices were increased and they had to pay high costs.
By angering foreign trade partners
By angering foreign trade partners
By angering foreign trade partners
One effect of high American tariffs caused foreign trade to almost stop. This had other countries angry with the US, which caused them to stop buying US goods and they raised their tariffs, which had a effect on the American economy.
Big business support tariffs because they want to limit competition. If it is expensive for foreign companies to sell goods in the US, businesses in the US can control the market.
Tariffs are not that high in the USA during the 1920s. European countries had high tariffs as well, definitely compared to the pre-WW1 period, but this was mostly because of problems reestablishing the gold standard
How did the US go a isolationism foreign policy to a political and military involvement?
for the first part they were nutral.(not chosing a side or even fighting.)
Fear
How did the geography of the United States change after the end of its policy of isolationism.
There was a feeling in the US that the war in Europe was not part of the concern of the US. Isolationism. It's a question that opens a can of worms......