isolationist

(noun)

Someone who advocates or supports isolationism, the state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries and focusing solely on domestic affairs.

Related Terms

Examples of isolationist in the following topics:

  • Roosevelt's Second Term

    • While Roosevelt said in 1939 that France and Britain were America's "first line of defense" and needed American aid, because of widespread isolationist sentiment, he reiterated and said that the U.S. would not go to war.
    • The fall of Paris shocked American opinion, and isolationist sentiment declined.
    • Both parties gave support to his plans for a rapid build up of the American military, but the isolationists warned that Roosevelt would get the nation into an unnecessary war with Germany.

  • FDR's Third Term

    • During his second term, Roosevelt slowly began re-armament in 1938, although he was facing strong isolationist sentiment from leaders like Senators William Borah and Robert Taft.
    • As Roosevelt took a firmer stance against the Axis Powers, American isolationists (including Charles Lindbergh and America First) vehemently attacked the President as an irresponsible warmonger.

  • Postwar Isolationism

    • Harding supporting American opposition to the League of Nations, proved that the isolationist stand enjoyed substantial support among ordinary Americans.

  • The Mood in America

    • Harding supporting American opposition to the League of Nations, proved that the isolationist stand enjoyed substantial support among ordinary Americans.
    • In his campaign against Republican Wendell Willkie, Roosevelt was acutely aware of popular isolationist sentiments and stressed both his proven leadership experience and his intention to do everything possible to keep the United States out of war.

  • Promoting Peace Abroad

    • Although not an isolationist, President Coolidge was reluctant to enter into foreign alliances after America suffered dramatically to help win what was essentially a European war.

  • Korea, Communism, and the 1952 Election

    • The Republican Party saw a contest between the internationalist and isolationist perspectives.

  • The Debate over Preparedness

    • Wilson took his cause to the people in a major speaking tour in early 1916, winning over the middle classes for his preparedness policies, but failing to impact the largely ethnic working classes and the deeply isolationist farmers.

  • Postwar Politics and the Election of 1920

    • Internationally, politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's entry into the League of Nations, which produced an isolationist reaction.

  • The "Arsenal of Democracy"

    • It marked the decline of the isolationist and non-interventionist doctrine that had dominated interwar U.S. foreign policy since the United States' involvement in World War I.

  • The Election of 1920

    • Politicians argued over peace treaties and America's entry into the League of Nations, which produced an isolationist reaction.