What was the policy aimed at avoiding alliances or foreign involvement called?

• A. Interventionism
• B. Pacifism
• C. Isolationism
• D. Imperialism

Answer: (C)

Isolationism is the policy of keeping the nation out of foreign entanglements and avoiding alliances or involvement in overseas conflicts. It rests on the idea that a country should focus on domestic issues and steer clear of foreign wars that could drag it into unwanted commitments. In the interwar period, this approach guided much of the United States’ decision-making—neutrality acts were passed, and there was resistance to joining international security structures or forming entangling alliances. This is distinct from interventionism, which would involve actively entering foreign wars or forming alliances; pacifism, while opposing war, isn’t about avoiding foreign commitments as a policy; and imperialism involves expanding control over other territories.