What would happen if America practiced Isolationism?

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Originally posted by jerseydevil
why the hell didn't England, Francem Belgium, Spain or any OTHER European country lift a finger to help a DIRTECT neighbor.

Because they had fought "the war to end all wars" less than twenty years earlier.
Because they didn't want to admit they had failed in the 1919 peace settlements.
Because public opinion was against it, and all the countries you name were democracies (except Spain, who were Fascist themselves).
Because they had been disarming through the 1930s, and didn't want to re-arm.
Because they had just been through the Great Depression, and weren't ready to fight a war.
Because they were more worried about Communism in Russia and thought it was a greater threat.
Because they were weak, and blind, and they didn't see the threat. They thought they would stop Hitler if they gave him what he wanted. They were wrong, and we know that now. But I think their reasoning is understandable.

I'd love to have seen Belgium stand up to Hitler alone