Foreign Policy Issues and War
Throughout the era of 1900 to 1950, the United States underwent many changes in every aspect of the nation. Two of the main areas dealt with were the U.S. foreign policy issues and war. In this timeframe, the U.S. partook in many actions with or against another country. In this paper, I will show that the United States, throughout this era, played "peacekeeper." Each event chosen has some aspect of the United States keeping peace. These events will take place in chronological order, and I will start with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1903, and continue on to discuss the Roosevelt Corollary of 1904, the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact of 1928, and finally wrapping up with the Transcript of Meeting between President Roosevelt and Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, funded and organized a revolution in Panama so the United States could build a canal through there. It all started when the Colombian government refused to sign an agreement that would allow the U.S. to build a canal through this area. So, Teddy Roosevelt saw a different option by aiding in a revolution in the area that they needed to build the canal in. So, this happened, an
Frank Kellogg, Aristide Briand, "Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact," Documents for U.S. History, pp. 233 United States, "Transcript of Meeting Between President Roosevelt and Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov," Documents for U.S. History, pp. 239-240 On August 27, 1928, the United States signed a large pact with 13 other nations. This pact was then ratified by 48 other nations after the initial signing. This very important pact was known as the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact, named for the French foreign minister Aristide Briand, and United States Secretary of State Frank Kellogg. Briand proposed that the U.S. join an alliance against Germany. This peace pact is summed up by Article I of the pact itself. The article states: "The high contracting parties solemnly declare in the names of their respective peoples......in their relations with one another." By signing this agreement, the United States agreed to peacefully resolve conflicts with countries, instead of declaring war. At the time, this was a big part of the U.S. remaining "peacekeepers."
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