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Question

It might be argued that the U.S. initially responded to the events that sparked World War II by continuing to fight World War I. Why did the U.S. attempt to return to isolationism following World War I? How was this isolationist mood reflected in American foreign policy leading up to and during the 1920s? What was totalitarianism and how did it force the U.S. to become involved on the international arena yet again? Thoroughly discuss totalitarianism in your answer by giving a detailed description/definition, citing and discussing specific examples (minimum of the ones covered in class), and by analyzing why the West was so slow to respond to the threat of totalitarianism. What have been some of the legacies of American involvement in World War II? Do you feel that the U.S., after being slow to respond to totalitarianism, has now become the "world's policeman." Explain and support each portion of your answer.