WWII and U.S. Foreign Policy

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"This study will argue that, in terms of shaping United States foreign policy in the twentieth century, World War II was more influential than World War I, the Cold War, or the Vietnam War.

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"This study will argue that, in terms of shaping United States foreign policy in the twentieth century, World War II was more influential than World War I, the Cold War, or the Vietnam War. The involvement of the United States in World War I was certainly a significant event in the history of the United States, but World War I simply did not have the lasting effect which World War II had in terms of uniting the destinies of the United States and Europe. The United States essentially adopted an isolationist attitude after World War I, and this isolationism intensified during the 1930s and the Depression years.

On the other hand, the Cold War and the Vietnam War were among the direct and indirect results of World War II. Both the Cold War and the Vietnam War would not have even come into existence had not World War II taken place and created the ..."

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