American Foreign Policy

Declaration of Independence signed in July

Jul 11, 1776

Quasi-War. Undeclared naval war with France; Adams ends it with the Murray delegation, disrupting Federalist Party

Jul 11, 1800

- Oregon Question; U.S. and Britain at sword's point; "54-40 or fight" is American slogan

Jul 11, 1844

McKinley demands immediate reforms in Cuba; Spain stalls

Jul 11, 1898

1903 - Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty with Panama; leased strip of land increased to 10 miles (16 km) wide.

Jul 11, 1903

1937 - Spanish Civil War; U.S. neutral;

Jul 11, 1937

1947-1989 - Cold War, the period of tension and hostility between Soviet bloc and US/West Europe/Japan

Jul 11, 1960

1972 - Nixon visits China in dramatic breakthrough

Jul 11, 1972

2001 - Al-Qaeda terrorists launch 9-11 Attack against U.S. President George W. Bush, with strong backing in Congress and NATO, declares "War on terrorism"

Jul 11, 2001

2003 - Bush and neoconservative advisers propose to follow Wilsonianism in foreign affairs by aggressively promoting democracy in the Middle East, and by isolating rogue states that comprise the "Axis of Evil," comprising Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

Jul 11, 2003