Question 2 - Subtest I: History and Social Science Practice Test for the CSET Multiple Subjects Test

Prior to 1900, the country was isolated from other countries but in the early 1900s was forced into global affairs with the advent of better transportation .

Until the mid twentieth century, the U.S. remained largely isolated from world affairs due to the natural buffer provided by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Due to physical geography and the location of the U.S., the country has never looked beyond the oceans or its shared borders with Canada and Mexico.

Since independence, the U.S. has always been heavily involved in the affairs of other world regions due to its proximity to nearly every other continent.