Negative Effects Of American Isolationism

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America, through isolationism, ignored the problems of Europe, which affected them in a negative way. After the war Europe was suffering and couldn't compete with the height tariffs America were putting on their products so it was impossible to export over there. They ended up having to put up high tariffs of their own and import cheaper grain from Canada. America suffered from the lack of trade, especially in agriculture where that had been many problems due to new machinery. Similarly by appeasing Hitler they thought they were protecting themselves, in this case by not starting the war. However, by ignoring Hitler and delaying the war, Britain allowed him to grow more powerful and ultimately suffered more due to the long hard years of war,

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