Presented to America by the people of France in 1886, the Statue of Liberty sits on a 12-acre island in New York Harbor. Her crown has 25 windows and seven spikes.
American Neutrality. Since the beginning of World War I in 1914, the United States, under President Woodrow Wilson, had maintained strict neutrality, other than providing material assistance to the Allies.
Isolationists thought that the US should avoid any foreign alliances. The traditional policy of the US since independence was not to get involved in foreign affairs (ie.European affairs). There was a very strong feeling in the US that American participation in World War I had been a mistake.he traditional policy of the US since independence was not to get involved in foreign affairs (ie. European affairs). There was a very strong feeling in the US that American participation in World War I had been a mistake.