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Why was president harding's promise to distance the united states from foreign affairs hard to achieve apex?

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The Nation had Overseas possession it intended to keep.

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It was hard for President Harding to achieve his promise to distance the US because the US had a long time trade relationship with Europe. The United States had overseas investments as did many Americans and they didn't want to risk losing those investments.
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