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A 5 page paper which examines some of the foreign policy developments in the United States, as they involve commitment to other nations, following WWII. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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world. For the most part the United States was a very isolated nation that kept to itself and stayed out of the problems of other nations. This is essentially what
enabled the United States to become such a strong and primary power in the world. By doing this the United States created its own power and relied on itself for
much of its wealth and stability. However, with WWII things changed. The following paper examines these changes and discusses why foreign policy changed and the results of that change, for
good or bad. Foreign Policy The first change to how the United States viewed and used their foreign policy involves the beginning of WWII. It was actually following
WWI that the United States began to realize that being isolated was not necessarily a good thing for the United States or the world. With WWI the United States had
to become involved and they were essentially shaken out of their isolationism. But, they remained relatively uninvolved until WWII when the United States was bombed and, "Learning from the lessons
of isolationism and trade wars following WWI, the Allies took an internationalist approach" (Foreign and Military Policy: Chapter 19, 2004). With this realization Roosevelt and engaged, along with Churchill, in
creating the United Nations, one of the most powerful organizations that involves itself in promoting the security of all nations that are members and in promoting economic prosperity in all
nations. The reasoning behind this policy is that it was believed that "an attack on one nation was a concern to all nations and that the threat of collective response
would prevent such aggression" (Barry, 2002). Another focus that involved the United States and foreign policy was the implementation of the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was implemented to
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