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US foreign policies and wars from 1890-1945
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Sinking of the USS Maine
In Febuary of 1898 the USS Maine sank and America believed it was because the ship struck a spanish mine. The sinking of the USS Maine is the main reason along with propaganda that America went to war with Spain. Years later they found out the ship was sank by a boiler explosion. -
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Spanish-American war
The Spanish-American War was started after the sinking of the USS Maine. America's goal was to liberate Cuba and aquire other Spanish possessions in the western world. With Spain worn down from the Cuban revolts that had been going on the years before, America won the war in a couple of months. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine was more passive, asking European countries not to increase influence or recolonize in the Western Hemisphere. The Roosevelt Corollary represented that America felt more confident and was ready be more of a policeman of the western world saying we have the right to get involved with any conflict in Latin America we feel like. -
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World War I
The Great war had started with Great Britain, France, Italy, Serbia and Russia against Germany, Austria, and Turkey. America remained neutral until 1917 when German U-boats continued to attack US ships. Eventually the Central Powers were defeated and an armistice was signed. -
Good Neighbor policy
FDR wanted rebuild the relations with countries in Latin and Central America. He encouraged trade and cooperation and stayed away from using military force to maintain stability in the western hemisphere. The US only got involved in conflicts if the country wanted them to. This policy was an attempt to distance America from the Roosevelt Corollay -
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World War 2
World War 2 was the war fought between the Allied powers, Great Britian,France, and eventually Russia and America, and the Axis powers, Germany, Italy and Japan. The war went on in both Europe and in the Pacific Ocean, It end with the Allied powers taking Berlin and Japan surrendering after the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities. -
Cash and carry act
The cash and carry act was put in place for America to maintain their neutrality in World war 2. The policy did not allow America to trade arms with countries at war and did not allow American ships to carry the goods being traded with countries at war. The countries also had to pay in cash, hence the name "cash and carry". -
Lend-Lease act
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. It authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States. By allowing the transfer of supplies without compensation to Britain, China, the Soviet Union and other countries without being overextended into battle. -
Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 am. on December 7 1941, hundreds of Japanes bombers attacked the US naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The bombers destroyed almost 20 ships, 8 of which were large battleships. Over 2000 Americans were killed in the attack and 1000 were wounded. -
Emargo on Japan
Japan had occupied French Indo-China to strengthen their position to invade China. After doing so they also occupied a naval base where Americaan troops were stationed, and the British base in Singapore. FDR then froze all Japanese assets in America. In result Japan lost three-fourths of there overseas trade and 88% of their imported oil. This gave Japan two options, either back off the invasion and hope the embargo would be eased or seize the oil and antagozie the West even more, possibly to th
