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American Revolution
The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict started from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government -
Washington Farewell Address
Washington wanted to convince the American people that his service was no longer needed. Telling them that he truly believed he was never qualified to be president. -
Barbary Wars
The Barbary Wars were two wars fought at different times over the same reasons. The issue was the Barbary pirates' demand for tribute from American merchant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general embargo enacted by the United States Congress against the United Kingdom and France. The embargo was imposed in response to violations of U.S. neutrality, in which American merchantmen and their cargo were seized by european ships -
War of 1812
In the War of 1812, the United States took on Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the country's future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and America's desire to expand its territory. -
Monroe Doctrine
It stated that efforts by European nations to colonize land in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.At the same time, the doctrine noted that the United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies. -
Manifest Destiny
In the United States in the 19th century, Manifest Destiny was the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. An irresistible destiny to accomplish this essential duty. -
U.S. Mexican war
An armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 After the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. -
Annexation of Hawaii
America’s annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration. leaders in Washington were concerned that Hawaii might become part of a European nation’s empire. -
Spanish-American-Cuban War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary is a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The corollary states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers. -
WWI
the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It drew the allies and axis into the war. -
Isolationism
Isolationism is a foreign affairs doctrine held by people who believe that their own nation is best served by holding the affairs of other nations at a distance. Most Isolationists believe that limiting international involvement keeps their country from being drawn into dangerous conflicts. -
WWII
It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an international relations policy, that stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. -
Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. Considered one of the only war s the U.S. lost. -
Détente
the general easing of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1969. détente; a 'thawing out' or 'un-freezing' at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War. -
Carter's Emphasis on Foreign Policy
Carter believed that the nation’s foreign policy should reflect its highest moral principles—a definite break with the policy and practices of the Nixon Administration. -
September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001 the world trade center in New York was attacked by two hijacked planes. The terrorist group the taliban claimed it as there doing. -
War in Iraq
The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign which started as a result of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. -
Engagement
The way America does business with the world, or U.S. global engagement, is arguably the most critical foreign policy issue of the day. Sense the last world wars and the cold war the U.S. has increased global engagment to decrease the chances of it reoccuring.
