What policy stance urged the United States to avoid entangling alliances and not get involved in overseas conflicts after World War I?

• A. Interventionism
• B. Neutrality
• C. Imperialism
• D. Isolationism

Answer: (D)

Isolationism emphasizes keeping the United States out of foreign entanglements and overseas wars, focusing on domestic concerns rather than international alliances or military commitments. After World War I, many Americans believed entangling alliances could pull the nation into future conflicts, so the prevailing stance urged avoiding such commitments and staying apart from overseas disputes. This approach also shaped later policies that favored neutrality and limited involvement in international organizations that might draw the U.S. into war. It contrasts with interventionism, which advocates actively shaping world events; neutrality, which is about not taking sides in a specific conflict but doesn’t inherently reject general foreign obligations; and imperialism, which involves expanding power abroad.