U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s

In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles imposed severe economic and territorial burdens on the defeated side of World War I which was Germany, thus generating general resentment and political instability in Germany (MacMillan, 2019). This atmosphere allowed the development of the fascist governments and especially the Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party who used the feeling of nationalism and economic crisis to become popular. The United States took a very isolated approach to foreign policy in the 1930s, characterized by acts of neutrality and refusal to intervene in European conflicts. Although this decision was a manifestation of domestic interests and the desire to end the war, it unintentionally enabled the aggressive expansion of the fascist countries in Europe and Asia to be virtually unchecked, which eventually led to the onset of the World War II (Kennedy, 2020). In addition, the limited intervention of the United States, including the withholding of aid to the Allies by the Lend-Lease Act of 1941, also demonstrates the difficulty with finding the balance between the isolationism spirit and the global role. It could be possible that the quick growth of fascist and militarist powers could have been alleviated had the United States been more prolific in the past, either through collective security, economic sanctions of aggressor countries, or through establishing stronger alliances with other nations (Kennedy, 2020). But, with the domestic resentment over foreign entanglements as high as it was, and the economic pressures of the Great Depression being experienced on a global scale, it might have been impractical to avoid World War II altogether. Finally, the U.S. foreign policy of the 1930s is the expression of the conflict between isolationism and the new need to be engaged in the international affairs. Please reply to above discussion, 100 to 150 words