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'''Isolationism''', in its most extreme form, is a foreign policy calling for zero contact with foreign [[government]]s.  When used by most people however, the term refers to contact with foreign powers being keep to a bare minimum.
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'''Isolationism''', in its most extreme form, is a foreign policy calling for minimal dealings with foreign governments.  It usually means avoiding relations with certain disliked countries, and avoiding entanglements that might lead to war. Thus the U.S. had a policy of isolationism toward the Soviet Union (1918-33), and toward Communist China (1949-71).
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ss [[America First Committee]] for 1940-41 debate
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See [[America First Committee]] for the 1940-41 debate on avoiding American entry into [[World War II]] in Europe.
    
[[Category:Political Terms]]
 
[[Category:Political Terms]]
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[[Category:Diplomacy]]
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