About This Lesson
Evaluate the claim that the U.S. was "isolationist" in the period between the World Wars using primary source readings. This is part 3 of a 5 part series of primary source lessons on the U.S. in the 20th Century World. Learning objectives: 1. Analyze the motives and outcomes of American foreign policy decisions from 1898-1989; 2. Explain the connections between domestic political considerations and foreign policy decision-making; 3. Evaluate the extent to which American foreign policy decisions have promoted the ideals and interests of American democracy.
