The consequences of America choosing Isolationism

• Before there was a free market(Anyone able to buy and sell anything), Isolationism brought with it 'protectionist policies' this protected businessmen in America.
• Taxes lowered for businessmen
• Government had policy called Laissez-Faire which means they didn't get involved
• Started tariff policy, raised amount of money other contries had to pay to sell their goods in America
• First tariff called Fordney-McCumber Tariff. Raised 32 times in 1 year
• Next was Hawley-Smoot

It meant that when they needed to they couldn't sell produce to other countries because the other countries also raised high tariffs.

• Before Isolationism, the USA had an open door policy, resultingly had ver 100 different nationalities.
• Isolationism divided society as it created tension and groups against immigrants such as the KKK.
• Immigrants were blamed for America's problems.
• During the Red Scare people were deported if they were thought to be communist.
• Italiens lived in ghettos. Increased unemployment and crime. People turned against them. This divided society.
• Sacco and Vanzetti were 2 Italian immigrants that were executed with no proof of them committing any crime.

• Government changed to republican.
• Woodrow Wilson was 'fascinated with distant nations'. He has a stroke on election day.
• Warren Harding said the oppostie, which is why he won 

His ideas were as follows:

• Laissez-Faire
• Inward looking
• Ignore the problems of the world