A change in foreign policy in the United State's is supported by the differing policies of United State's presidents and global conflicts between the period 1900 to 1941.
By calebarmwood
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Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy was a call from the United States to create equal trading opportunities within China along with the support of Chinese integrity. This established the American foreign policy in East Asia for a significant amount of time. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment stated the the United States would end its' military occupation of Cuba and leave the government in Cuba to the control of its' people. It also allowed for the United States to be able to lease land for the purpose of establishing a naval base, such as Guantanamo Bay. -
Big Stick Policy
Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy was the beginning of the United State's expansionism policy. This policy mediated many foreign conflicts with the underlying threat of the United State's military. -
Roosevelt Corollary
This corollary stated that the U.S. would intervene in any American republic that was felt threatened by intervention of a European nation. This started the U.S's expansion outwards towards other countries based on their thought of helping them. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy was a policy created by Taft in which it supported the lending of money to foreign countries with the motive to further the interests of the United States. Dollar Diplomacy was used in order for America to further its' interests in Latin and Central America. -
Moral Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy was an idea presented by Wilson in his 1912 election that stated the U.S. will lend its support to nations that have similar viewpoints with the U.S. This allowed the U.S. to expand its economic interests outside of just the U.S. by claiming to support other countries. -
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WW1
After WW1, the United States were afraid of future conflicts occurring due to foreign intervention. Because of this, the United States' started their isolationist policy which started into the Roaring 20's. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points were written by Wilson in an attempt to establish peace across the world and end WW1. Even though they did not accomplish what was directly intended of them, they were used as a basis for the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW1, thus aiding the start of America's isolationist policy. -
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Roaring 20's
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in order to end WW1, and with this, the Roaring 20's were started, with America starting its' isolationist policy. -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act restricted the amount of immigrants that were allowed to migrate into the United States. This act forever altered the foreign immigration policies of the U.S. by creating a limit that has stood strong throughout history. -
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Washington Naval Conference
The Washington Naval Conference called for international naval disarmament in order to limit the naval arms race. This allowed America to be able to focus on its' foreign security policy in the pacific. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact stated that foreign conflicts should not be disputed by war or other means of violence conflict. While this did not have a large influential impact on foreign policy directly, its' idea that conflicts should be mediated without the use of war would go on to be used as a basis in the United Nations Charter in 1945. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a time of severe economic decline not only in the United States, but in European countries as well. America's isolationist policy was furthered by the Great Depression in that America wanted to focus on restoring its own economy first before moving on and fixing its foreign economy. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff imposed a tariff on thousands of imported goods into America. Due to this tariff, European countries countered with raising the tariffs on their goods, which negatively impacted foreign trade for America. -
Good Neighbor Policy
The Good Neighbor Policy marked a change form the traditional American foreign policy of intervention. This policy stated that America would not intervene in other countries without their consent to do so.
