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Unit III_Scholarly Activity

Unit III_Scholarly Activity

Q THIS JUST IN: You work for a national radio broadcasting company, and it is your job to create the typed broadcast for the evening news, recapping the experiences of Americans from before World War I (WWI) as well as after the war. For your story to be valid and accepted by a wide audience, it must include the home-front experiences of many groups; to help with your story, choose at least three topics below to discuss in your broadcast. ? What changed because of the movement from isolationism to expansionism? ? How did the Roosevelt Corollary change America’s role in the world? ? Assess the relevance of people’s concerns about the war’s impact on the international community. ? Assess the war’s economic impact, including the expansion of factories due to wartime production. ? What domestic and international figures played key roles in the war? ? How is the United States in the post-war era positioned to become a superpower?

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The idea of isolationism and internationalism pursued through expansionism, have been considered to be central tenets of the American foreign policy, though they have been notoriously difficult to define. In general terms, the idea of isolationism pertained to a general sense of reluctance in being a part of any of the alliances which were fomented by the European powers; or getting involved in wars. This doctrine was a manifestation of the apprehensions of some of our Founding Fathers like George Washington who asserted that the U.S. should “steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” (Johnstone, 2011).