Foreign Policy Events

By jillianalbers
  • american revolution

    american revolution

    13 colonies joined together to break free from the british empire.they wanted to join together to become the united states of america.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
  • Washington's Farewell Address

    Washington's Farewell Address

    this letter was written to warn us against foreign interactions. this was also written to tell us not to make allies.
  • Barbary Wars

    Barbary Wars

    this was the first attact between north america and the united states. our american ships were atttacked.

  • Embargo Act

    This act stared in response to violations of the united states. merchant men were takes as hostage with thier cargo.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    This was a 32 month military conflict between the united states and the british empire. The war was fought in three different places one of them being the sea.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    this act made the united states and euerope unbonded. if either did any type of thing the other could take action.
  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny

    The thought that the united states needed to expand. This was a mission that everyone worked to complete.
  • U.S. Mexican War

    U.S. Mexican War

    This war lasted a year and a half. Americans quickly occupied mexico and california.
  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Annexation of Hawaii

    this was a joint resolution made and written by the us congressman Francis G. Newlands.
  • Spanish American Cuban War

    Spanish American Cuban War

    this was a war between cuba and the united states. cuba was fighting for their independance.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary

    the united states is able to interfear with the eueropean and latin american conflicts.
  • WW1

    WW1

    a war centered in euerope. this was the greatest was in history untill world war 2.

  • WW2

    this war included a majority of the nations. over the process creating two different sides.

  • Isolationism

    this process consisted of staying out of other nations affairs. one nation must stick with themself.

  • The Cold War

    this caused political tension between the east and the west.
  • Vietnam

    Vietnam

    the 13th largest country . over 90 million people.

  • Truman Doctrine

    the us would support greece against the soviet union.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    this is when america came up with a program so that they could help euerope.

  • Engagement

    Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern

  • Detente

    the tension between the soviet union and the united states. occured in 1971
  • Carters emphasis on foreign policy

    Carters emphasis on foreign policy

    when democrat Jimmy Carter was elected President in 1976. he thought that our morals on foreign policy should be presented at only the best.
    http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/carter
  • September 11 2001

    September 11 2001

    the attact of terrorist on our twin towers. this happened in new york new york.

  • War in Iraq

    this is led by troops from the united states and the united kingdom.