US Policies (A Piechnik essay)
Throughout United States history many policies regarding international affairs have been developed and used in the best interests of the U.S. These policies have greatly contributed to the growth and development of the United States during difficult times. The main purpose of these policies was to protect U.S. interests from negative foreign influence. During different periods in U.S. history, these policies were adapted in order to keep peace, prevent war, and in some cases expand America's boundaries. From the late 18th century to the early nineteen hundreds the U.S. went through three such eras that turned a small, weak country into a huge, prosperous United States. In the first era from 1790 to 1825, the United States was just beginning to develop on its own apart from Great Britain and needed time to form a strong government before it did anything else. It was several years earlier that the Constitution was written and the first president was elected. The United States was still amending the Constitution at the end of the 1700s and throughout much of the early 1800s was setting up boundaries and resolving problems with nearby tribes. The U.S. was also trying to eliminate European control of nearby territories such as Florid
ietnam war, where the north and south were on opposing sides. In 1956 Eisenhower along with other leaders from Europena nations agreed to divide Vietnam at the 17 parallel and to allow the people to choose which type of government they wanted. By doing this Eriosenhower was able to keep the Cold War from becoming dangerous and becoming a huge problem. mportant domestic issues. One way in which the U.S. isolated themselves from foreign affairs was with the Monroe Doctrine. Passed in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine prohibited European colonization in the Western Hemisphere and further more showed the rest of the world the power the United States had or thought they had. The United States wasn't sure if they could back something up like this but they knew that Great Britain wouldn't want other countries benefiting from western colonization and therefor knew that Britain would be on their side. This had a major positive affect on the United States as well as the rest of the Americas because it allowed them to be independent for some time and saved whatever land was left over for U.S. colonization. The years spanning from 1945 to 1985 were marked by international conflict between the two great powers, the Soviet Union and the United States. This period is known as the Cold War.Stalin, the Premier of the Soviet Union had always distrusted the American and English intentions. Because of Stalin's aggression and attitude pertaining to Soviet influ
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Approximate Word count = 977
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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