AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1971 XI. Expansionism 1890’s – 1914 1. United States foreign policy between 1815 and 1910 was determined less by economic than strategic‚ moral‚ or political interests. Assess the validity of this generalization with reference to at least TWO major episodes ( for example: treaties‚ wars‚ proclamations‚ annexations‚ etc.) in the foreign policy of the United States between 1815 and 1910. (80) 2. How and
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standard. Foreign nations became dependent on the United States’ prosperity because economic problems‚ such as crop failures‚ were affecting their stability. This along with many other factors developed America’s strong sense of nationalism. The concept of social Darwinism was applied not only to domestic concerns‚ but to foreign concerns as well. Americans felt that their previous abilities to empower themselves over the Native Americans set as a precedent for their capability to influence foreign nations
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Bismarck’s Foreign Policy Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) ruled Germany’s foreign policy from 1871 until 1890. He won over Prussia’s elected representatives by unifying Germany‚ first the north (1866) and then (in 1871) the whole of ‘Lesser Germany.’ In 1870‚ the French government blundered into a conflict with Prussia. By declaring war‚ the French fell into a trap that the Prussian king’s chief minister‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ had carefully laid for them. War against France‚ the ‘traditional enemy’
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________________________________________ Bismarck’s Foreign Policy 1871-1890 Events 1873 Formation of the Dreikaiserbund 1878 The Congress of Berlin 1879 The Dual Alliance 1881 The renewal of the Dreikaiserbund 1887 The Reinsurance Treaty. Key point: Diplomatic genius guided by the principles of keeping France isolated and remaining on good terms with both Austria and Russia. Introduction: Bismarck had defeated each of his enemies – Denmark‚ Austria‚ and France – in isolation. He realised
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Was the foreign policy of the United States primarily isolationist or expansionist through 1865-1914? At the turn of the century‚ and after gaining our independence‚ the United States land mass more than doubled through the use of purchasing‚ annexing‚ and war. However‚ the foreign policy of our government took a predominately isolationist stand. This was a national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries. General Washington shaped these values by upholding
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« Was Bismarck’s foreign policy 1871-1890 a success ? » Otto von Bismarck’s foreign policy held certain aims through these years and Bismarck changed his foreign policy due to the circumstances so that he could keep and achieve these objectives. These choices made by Bismarck had mixed success and failure since he had many goals but failed at achieving some of them‚ but at the end of it all Bismarck had achieved his main goal‚ which was the preservation of the new German state. Bismarck’s
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Kennedy’s foreign policy Overview: * Dominated by American Soviet relations * Revolved around interventions in the context of the stages of the cold war Key features: * Anti-communist * Shifting policy from coexistence to containment * Strength via strategic alliances: NATO The cold war: * Period of intense hostility‚ tensions and contest between USA and soviet union. Mainly due to conflicting ideologies‚ communist vs democratic capitalist. * Soviets created the
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How far was American Foreign Policy inconsistent between 1890 and 1940? (45) The American Foreign Policy between 1890 and 1940 was fairly inconsistent‚ however did hold some consistencies in its core principles over the fifty years. These consistencies concerned US self-interest‚ trading rights and the economic policies within the Americas. The first twenty years of the century saw the U.S. leadership pursue interventionist strategies in dealing with other countries. However‚ the next fifteen years
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The Principles of British Foreign Policy Philip Vander Elst The Principles of British Foreign Policy Philip Vander Elst Second Edition © The Bruges Group 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9547087-5-7 Published in February 2008 by The Bruges Group‚ 227 Linen Hall‚ 162-168 Regent Street‚ London W1B 5TB www.brugesgroup.com Bruges Group publications are not intended to represent a corporate view of European and international developments. Contributions are chosen on the basis of their intellectual rigour
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The decade of the 1890s marks a diplomatic watershed in American history. During that period the United States embarked upon a very assertive expansionist policy that led to the nation becoming an imperialist power by 1900. The reasons for this change from an essentially low-key‚ isolationist foreign policy stance to an aggressive involvement in world affairs involved fundamental changes in the American economy and the attitudes of the American people. The industrial revolution of the last quarter
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