American Foreign Policy timeline

By yongbo lu

  • End of the American Revolution

    Peace treaty with the British was finalized, gaining America it's independence.

  • The war of 1812

    British cut off u.s. foreign trade with France, leading to a declaration of war, ended with the treaty of Ghent.

  • the monroe doctrine

    foreign policy regarding domination of the americas

  • Treaty of echota

    cherokee land was given to the u.s. by a cherokee leader for compensation, when in fact the leader didnt get the support of all the tribesmen

  • world war 1

    Multiple countries were at war with each other and against Germany, America was neutral in the war, making profit from both sides, after 4 years, terms of peace were negotiated by the treaty of Versailles.

  • the washington naval conference

    sought to slow the rise of increasing powers around the world

  • the munich conference

    settlement allowing nazi germanys annexation of portions of czech, negotiated in munich

  • World War 2

    Germany became a superpower along with the axis powers (japan,italy), Chancellor Adolf Hitler began to exterminate the jewish race, meanwhile taking, invading, and destroying any lands he could get his hands on. The war ended when The Chancellor ended his life, his army surrendering in Normandy, France, and eventually the japanese army surrendered as well.

  • the cold war

    russia threatened the u.s. with nuclear war, ended with the berlin wall falling and Gorbachev taking power.

  • the iran deal

    the u.s. along with other countries agreed to sign an nuclear deal with iran and remove sanctions imposed on them