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In April 2017 the illusion of isolation was

destroyed. America came to the end of
innocence, and of the exuberant freedom of
bachelor independence.... To help ourselves
manage the responsibilities of world power],
we have replaced the illusion of isolation with
a new illusion of omnipotence. That screen,
too, must fall.
-How We Entered World War I,"
Barbara Tuchman
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What does the author's second and third use of
the key term illusion suggest about foreign policy?
O Both isolation and omnipotence are
impossible to achieve.
O
The United States will someday be able to
balance isolation and omnipotence.
O It was inevitable that omnipotence would
replace isolation.
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The United States missed a chance to be
separate from Europe.
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User Petr Macek
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O It was inevitable that omnipotence would

replace isolation.

User ManniL
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