World War I - World War II
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Before these wars, the US remained neutral in its role for the world. We helped where we could and stayed out of things that we did not want to be involved with. However, during these wars, we decided to get more involved because we wanted to protect democracy. We did not want other countries to fall into communism, so we took a stand to protect what we thought was right.
The Soviet Union and the US were the strongest countries in the world, but these two countries could not get along because the Soviet Union was communist and the US capitalist. Since both countries had control over nuclear weapons and bombs, it would have been impossible for them to go to war against each other. So instead, they decided to go to war with just the soldiers in other nations. America was concerned because if one country would fall into communism, other countries would just follow along. Therefore, it was America’s responsibility to prevent the spread of communism.
The Cold War