Foreign Policy Overall 1890-1990

Question 1

(1898)-Cuba-War with Spain-USA Threatened War If Spain Continued Controlling-Spain Declared-USA Won-Treaty Gave USA Indefinite Control of Philippians And Puerto Rico And Temp Control Of Cuba-Cuban Economy Became Dependent On America-America

Answer 1

Imperialism

Question 2

(1890-1910)-Spread ‘American Exceptionalism’

Answer 2

Imperialism

Question 3

(1898)-Annexation of Hawaii-Consequence of War With Spain

Answer 3

Imperialism

Question 4

(1898–1934)-Banana Wars-United Fruit Company-Economic-South American Fruit Trade-Partly To Stop Corruption And Harsh Working Conditions

Answer 4

Imperialism

Question 5

(1899–1902)-Complete Control Of Philippines

Answer 5

Imperialism

Question 6

(1899 and 1900)-Influence In Asia Grows With Open Door With China

Answer 6

Imperialism

Question 7

(1904)-Roosevelt Corollary-Stop European Intervention in South America

Answer 7

Imperialism

Question 8

(1907-1909)-Roosevelt Builds Up Navy-Tour Of Great White Fleet

Answer 8

Imperialism

Question 9

(1908-1919)-Pearl Harbour Built

Answer 9

Imperialism

Question 10

(1909-1913)-William Taft-Dollar Diplomacy-Gain Imperialistic Influence Through Economic Support-Failed

Answer 10

Imperialism

Question 11

(1914)-Panama Canal-US Backed Panamanian Rebellion-To Gain Permission to Build Canal-Economic-Trade+Toll

Answer 11

Imperialism

Question 12

(1914/1917-1918)-WW1-Turning Point

Answer 12

Imperialism To Isolationism

Question 13

(1823)-Monroe Doctrine-Turning Point

Answer 13

Imperialism To Isolationism

Question 14

(1920)-Woodrow Wilson-America First-Wanted America To Be Self Reliant

Answer 14

Isolationism

Question 15

(1920)-Rejection of Even his proposed policies on League of Nations in election

Answer 15

Isolationism

Question 16

(1920)-US Doesn’t Join League of Nations

Answer 16

Isolationism

Question 17

(1920s)-Republican Presidents Cared Little for Foreign Affairs-Focused More on Domestic Issues

Answer 17

Isolationism

Question 18

(1920s)-America Better Controlled Immigration

Answer 18

Isolationism

Question 19

(1924)-Dawes Plan-Resolve WW1 Reparations

Answer 19

Interventionism

Question 20

(1929 to 1939)-But Great Depression Made Them Stop Dawes Plan

Answer 20

Isolationism

Question 21

(1930s)-Reduction of expenditure on the military as a result of economic problems

Answer 21

Isolationism

Question 22

(1928)-Repudiated Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 22

Isolationism

Question 23

(1930s)-Failed to Respond to Japanese Aggression in The Pacific

Answer 23

Isolationism

Question 24

(1933)-Good Neighbour Policy-Isolationist in That It Stopped US Intervention in South America-Non-Isolationist In that it focused on trade

Answer 24

Isolationism And Interventionism

Question 25

(1936 And 1940)-Strengths of Popular Isolationism-Huge Factor In Two Elections

Answer 25

Isolationism

Question 26

(1939-1945)-WW2 Slow Turning Point

Answer 26

Interventionism

Question 27

(1935-1939)-Neutrality Acts-Don’t Lend Money to Countries at War, No Transporting Arms to Countries at War

Answer 27

Isolationism

Question 28

(1935-1940)-Ludlow Amendment Proposed-Referendum on War-Failed

Answer 28

Isolationism

Question 29

(1939-1945)-Roosevelt Built Up Army

Answer 29

Interventionism

Question 30

(1939-1940)-Churchill/Roosevelt Relationship-Lend Lease, Cash and Carry, Destroyers and Bases Agreement

Answer 30

Interventionism

Question 31

(1941)-Pearl Harbour-America Join WW2

Answer 31

Interventionism

Question 32

(1939-1946)-Manhattan Project

Answer 32

Interventionism