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Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary established an amendment to the Monroe Doctrine that allowed America to pay Latin America's debts so that Europe would stay out of their territories. This established the backdrop for United States involvement in different Latin American foreign affairs for decades to come. -
Dollar Diplomacy
This was Taft's approach to foreign policy as President. It asked Wall Street bankers to invest in foreign countries that may in the future be of help to the United States. This strengthened the overall diplomacy of America and helped to establish America further into the title of world power. -
Payne-Aldrich Bill
This Bill, which was passed by President Taft, raised the tariff of many different imports. This angered many Republicans, because Taft had promised to lower the tariff once elected. This helps to show the growing political strength of the US President at the time. -
Tampico Incident
The Tampico Incident, which was the capture of American sailors during the Mexican Revolution, led to American seizing the Mexican port at Vera Cruz. This helped to establish Wilson's diplomatic tendency of only entering foreign affairs for the protection and betterment of the United States people. -
Jones Act
Passed by President Wilson, the Jones Act gave independence to the Philippines once a stable government was established. This helped to show America's growing sense of world power, due to our actions within other, smaller countries as if they were our own. -
United States Declaration of War Against Germany
By entering World War I, the United States completely flipped their foreign policy under President Wilson. Wilson did not wish to get involved in many different foreign affairs, but submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Note had pushed his hand into growing the United States foreign policy into a time of war. -
Fourteen Points Address
This Address, given by President Wilson, helped to grow America into a country of protection and peace. Wilson called for World War I to be fought from a moralistic standpoint, not an aggressive one. The Fourteen Points also established a huge piece of American foreign diplomacy, the League of Nations. -
Paris Conference
The Paris Conference marked a major shift in the United States foreign policy and goals as a nation. The Paris Conference was President Wilson's last major contribution as president of the states, so the Conference was also the last chance of the birth of the League of Nations, which never occurred. This conference also further established America as a world power who helped make the major decisions regarding the end of the war. -
Anti-foreignism Mentality
Depicted through situations and cases such as, that of Sacco and Vanzetti, the 1920's marked a major shift of American foreign policy from growth to decay. The United States stepped back from their role as a world power and took a isolationist approach to diplomacy, especially through the intolerance and nonacceptance of foreign people. -
Washington Disarmament Conference
This conference was significant in establishing American foreign policy, because it was one of the few foreign events that the states took place in during a time of isolationism and anti-foreignism. The goal of the conference was for large countries to disband their navies after wartime. -
Immigration Act
This act lowered the amount of immigrants that could enter the US each year to 2% of the population already present within the states. This marked the end of unrestricted immigration in America, and changed our foreign ideals regarding foreign people for the near future and onward. The American people slipped farther into isolation during the time this act was passed. -
Dawes Plan
This plan helped to deal with the debt of America, Germany, and the Allies after World War I. America loaned money to Germany, who payed the Allies, who then payed America. It created an ever going cycle of paying debts for each nation, and it trapped America into foreign relations for many years to come. Whereas it was done in hopes of benefiting the American people, as we would get our war money back, it only hurt the economy of all nations when the American stock market crashed. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
This pact showed the influence of President Wilson years after his time as president. The pact called for an outlaw of war, however it was flawed due to the acceptance of defensive wars through the pact. This showed America's growing want for a foreign policy of only getting involved in foreign affairs that benefited or protected the American people. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff affected and changed American foreign affairs for years to come. Instituted by President Hoover, it raised the tariff to 60%, which made it impossible for other countries to trade with America without raising their tariffs as well. This foreign action by other countries pushed the American people further into the Great Depression and destroyed our chances of being able to maintain balanced trade anytime soon. -
Stimson Doctrine
This doctrine, put in place by Secretary of State Henry Stimson, denied Japan's invasion of Manchuria by stating that America would not recognize any land taken by force. This showed America's foreign policy of only intervening in foreign relations if America was in danger, but not if other innocent nations needed help.
