American Foreign Policy

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  • The End of American Revolution

    The End of American Revolution
    [American Revolution](http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
    The American Revolution took place between 1765 and 1783, it overthrew the Great Britain and founded the United States of America. The american foreign policy starts here.

  • Isolationism Starts

    Isolationism Starts
    Isolationism
    For many years after the United States of America was founded, americans try to avoid becoming entangled in foreign affairs and alliances. At that tim, geographic isolation, abundant national resources, and weak armed forces all encouraged isolationism.

  • The Monroe Doctrine.

    The Monroe Doctrine.
    Monroe Doctrine
    In 1820s, many european countries built more and more colonies in North and South America which might be a aggression for United States. President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, warning european powers to stay out of the affairs of North and South America.

  • The Expansion.

    The Expansion.
    The Expansion
    During the 19th century, U.S. had been expanding its territory thought wars and discovery of new lands. By 1900, America had expanded across the continent and overseas and sought to expand its political influence as well.

  • The Open Door Policy.

    The Open Door Policy.
    The Open Door Policy
    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office determined to improve relations with the nations of Central and South America. In 1930s, he pursued the Good Neighbor Policy, reducing U.S. military and political involvement to seek for peaceful relationships with other countries.

  • The Korean War.

    The Korean War.
    The Korean War took place in 1950, U.S. sent armed force with other UN force to Korea, against communist North Korean that was supported by the Soviets. The ward ended in 1953 in a stalemate.

  • Visit to China.

    Visit to China.
    Visit to China
    President Richard Nixon takes a dramatic first step toward normalizing relations with the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) by traveling to Beijing for a week of talks. Nixon’s historic visit began the slow process of the re-establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and communist China.

  • Visit To Japan

    Visit To Japan
    Vists to Japan
    In November 1974, Gerald Ford became the first sitting American president to visit Japan. He used the trip to reinforce US-Japanese relations, and started the cooperation between two countries.

  • The End of Cold War

    The End of Cold War
    By the time World War II ended, most American officials agreed that the best defense against the Soviet threat was a strategy called “containment.” The U.S. won the cold war in 1991 when USSR finally collapsed. U.S. promoted its relationships with many countries after the cold war.

  • The Iraq War.

    The Iraq War.
    To deal with the terrorism that attacked U.S. in 2001, U.S. sent armed faced to Iraq and started the Iraq War in 2003, the invasion regime toppled the government of Saddam Hussein.