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Thesis
American foreign policy fostered change politically by establishing the United States as a world power, bringing them out of the Isolationism of the 18th and 19th century -
Philippine-American War
After the capture of Guam, the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American war, the United States fought a short war with the Philippines to shut down the surge of resistance. These islands provided "stepping stones" to China, and helped refuel American cargo ships on their way to China -
Open Door Policy
American Statesman John Hay proposed the the motion between the United States and the United Kingdom to open the trading "Doors" of China to the outside world. -
Big Stick Diplomacy
A Roosevelt policy that meant negotiations within the international community by the United States were backed by force -
Panama Canal
Using Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy, America built a canal through the central american country of Panama, allowing for easier movement of ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic -
Roosevelt Corollary
Theodore Roosevelt added to the Monroe Doctrine that the United States would intervene in any European x Latin American fighting, and enforce the land claims of the Europeans -
Isolationism throughout the beginnings of the Great War
The United States stuck by its Isolationism policies throughout the beginning of WWI -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank the British vessel carrying 128 American citizens and 1,000 British. This action by the Germans forced the Americans into the European front. -
America Enters WWI
America, after the killing of 128 of her citizens, enters the war after the British intercept a German telegram that was supposed to be sent to Mexico instructing Mexico to join the war on the side of the Central Powers. -
Post-War and the League of Nations
After the "Great War" Woodrow Wilson sought to never have what happened in Europe happen again, so he attempted to create a multi nation alliance that would solve international issues before war came about. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act attempted to circulate money through the European economies, as Germany needed to pay off war debts so that France and British could pay off their war debts to America. -
America Enters WWII, the Arsenal of Democracy
After the isolationism that was brought about by the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt thought of America as, "the Arsenal of Democracy", and decided that America should be the defender of Democracy, and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he joined the war. -
Post-WWII and the creation of the United Nations
The United Nations seeks to accomplish what the League of Nations could not. It created 5 "Permanent" Members, America, China, Russia, France, and Britain, and 46 other countries and connected them through large banking, peacekeeping, and general health organizations.
