Write a two- or three-paragraph journal entry reflecting on U. S. foreign policy during the long 19th century (1776 – 1914). Your journal entry should explain why you think U. S. foreign policy changed — or did not change — over time and specifically address how expansionism, the Monroe Doctrine, nationalism, and increased global power influenced the role of the United States in the world during this period. Conclude your journal entry with a prediction about the role the United States will play in world affairs during the 20th century.

Throughout the course of history, the United States has remained consistent with its national interest by taking many different actions in foreign policy.  There have been both immediate and long term results of these actions.  Foreign policy is the United States policy that defines how we deal with other countries economically and politically.  It is made by congress, the president, and the people.  Some of the motivations for United States foreign policy are national security, economics, and idealism.  The United States entry into World War I in 1917 and the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1964 and the both had great impact on the United States.

A major type of foreign policy in the 1964 was containment.  The Vietnam War was fought…show more content…

The goals of this foreign policy was to end communism containment while starting democracies.  For the United States, the war ended in the withdrawal of American troops and the failure of its foreign policy in Vietnam.  

Another major foreign policy action was the entry to World War I.  On August 4, 1914 there was an outbreak in Europe.  A war started between the central powers and the allied powers.  The central powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire.  They were also known as the Triple Alliance.  The Allied Powers, also know as the Triple Entente consisted of Britain, France, and Russia.  An immediate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.  Some long term causes that started the war were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.  America tried to keep themselves isolated from the war in Europe.  Before the war, America had an idea of neutrality. Neutrality is when American lives and property is not threatened.  There was great ethnic diversity in the United States which led to a public union about war.  The United States also had the idea of freedom of the seas.  This meant the routes for trading were open.  The United States had the desire to trade with both the central and the allied powers.  The United States had a great economic interest in the war at this time.  There were many different

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