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Chapter 27: The Global Crisis, 1921-1941


Main Themes

Main Themes

1. That in the 1920s, the United States tried to increase its role in world affairs, especially economically, while avoiding commitments.

2. How America, in the face of growing world crises in the 1930s, turned increasingly toward isolationism and legislated neutrality.

3. How war in Europe and Asia gradually drew the United States closer and closer to war, until the attack on Pearl Harbor finally sparked American entry into World War II.


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