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Why didn't the US become isolationist after WW2 as it had done after WW1?

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The threat embodied by the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin dampened any comeback of isolationism.

The ideological goals of the fascist powers in Europe during World War II and the growing aggression of Germany led many Americans to fear for the security of their nation, and thus call for an end to the US policy of isolationism.

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