Limits Of Foreign Engagement Flashcards
1
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What was manifest destiny
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Defined the US’ right and duty to become a continental power, this reinforces isolation from Europe
2
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Why was the policy of isolation in place
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- relations with Britain strained due to Canadian border dispute
- Spain worried US might interfere in her empire
- Conservative countries feared US democracy
3
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What was Monroe Doctrine
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Stated further efforts by Europe nations to colonise land or interfere with states in America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring US intervention. Also meant US wouldn’t interfere with existing European colonies
4
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Why were the US against foreign engagment
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- Anti-colonialism
- 2 large seas protected it
- USA was the land of the free
