Many Americansbelieved that they should not have been involved in WWI was over reaching their boundaries and becoming a global police power. Not only did it violate the Monroe Doctrine of isolationism, but it caused a massive loss of American life, as well as contributed to the economic depression (because soldiers were coming home to no jobs). People started adopting the idea that if its not going on in my back yard than its not significantly important to me.
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Isolationism
after the war many Americans wished to avoid political or economic alliances with foreign countries
They moved from the great plains
they moved from the great plains
In reference to The Great Depression, many Americans blamed President Herbert Hoover for their difficulties during the early 1930s. Many felt he underestimated the severity of the financial crisis, and did little to help those hit hardest by the depression.