Many americans in the 1920s seemed to support both isolationism and an active role in international affairs. do you agree

The correct answer is the following.

After the conclusion of World War 1, the United States government applied a foreign policy of isolationism focusing on internal issues instead of external ones. This was economic an political doctrine followed by President Harding and President Coolidge- Economically, the United States limited foreign competition and imposed elevated taxes on imports. Politically, the U.S. did not want to be part of the League of Nations.

But the problem was that the United States could not maintain that isolation for much longer due to the necessity to trade with different economies in the world that produced goods that could not be found or not in the necessary amounts needed for the U.S. consumption. Regarding investments, there was foreign money invested in the U.S. and U.S. money invested in Europe. Isolationism was not easy to maintain.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

4 copper and gold, the california gold rush is why im pretty sure.