One of the main actions that caused America to lift up her eyes to foreign policy was the authorization of the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine simply stated that European nations could no longer colonize any territory in the Western Hemisphere, and thus freed the United States from serious foreign involvement for the next four decades. During these decades, the country grew in size and economic strength as it conquered Native American territory and the Wild West, and fulfilled the Manifest Destiny by establishing states from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. As the nineteenth century was coming to a close and a new century was dawning, the tide of American isolationism and expansion turned. Growth was no longer understood to be territorial acquisitions, but rather the development of the national economy and protection of its interests internationally.

In subsequent years, the United States continued to protect its economic interests abroad, but became more involved in the interv

The annexation of the Philippines was additionally motivated by the desire to protect America's trade and future potential in Asia, and led to the announcement of the Open Door Policy with China in 1899. This policy was to guarantee an equal opportunity of trade for all countries and to ensure the sovereignty of the Manchu government in China. This meant that by gaining the Philippines and establishing strength in trading with China, the United States also gained a great deal of power in overseeing that other nations followed this policy and thus maintaining order in China.

By 1913 moralistic diplomacy in Mexico had also shaken the nation. After a revolt in Mexico in 1913, General Victoriano Huerta became the president of Mexico through murder and corruption. As a result, a massive migration of Mexicans to the United States occurred. This caused some Americans to cry out for diplomacy from the United States. The result of this revolt had American "jingoes" begging for help. They were begging for war. President Wilson stood firm throughout this cry for war and declared that foreign policy would not bow down to the cries of materialistic requests.

In 1904 tension grew betwe

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