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7 Cards in this Set
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US Foreign Policy Traditions
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1) Hamiltonian School
2) Jeffersonian School 3) Jacksonian School 4) Wilsonian School |
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HAMILTONIANISM
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1) Realist and state-centric conceptions of International Politics
2) America's military and economic power must be enhanced, with the goal of achieving US primacy in the long run 3) Protectionism in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries; free trade internationalism in the 20th century |
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Jeffersonianism/ Jacksonianism
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1) Defending America's democratic experiment, political stability, and economic prosperity at home
2) Populists, agrarian, and small business interests 3) Patriotism and homeland security are the most vital concerns for US National Security 4) Opposing a globalist view of International Relations (multinational corporations, nation building, overseas military commitments, and humanitarianism interventions) 5) But, supporting free trade and international commerce |
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Hamiltonian vs. Jefferson
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1) Strong federal government vs. State's rights
2) Strong presidency vs. greater congressional control 3) Big industrial/manufacturing interests vs. small enterprise and agrarian interests 4) Pro-Britian vs Pro-France |
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Isolationism or Internationalism?
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1) George Washington (1796): "to steer clear of permanent alliances..."
2) Thomas Jefferson (1801): to shun "entangling alliance..." 3) Commercial internationalism but not diplomatic and military entanglement 4) War should be avoided but not prohibited |
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Why Political-Military Isolationism in the Early Republic?
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1) To safeguard and preserve republican principle and democratic insertions
2) To protect national sovereignty and independence in decision making 3) To gain time to expand and increase power |
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Wilsonianism
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1) Liberal and moral internationalist conception of world order
2) The Kantian Tripod: international institutions (collective security), liberal democracies, and free trade 3) The US should spread liberal and democratic values abroad to create a genuine "open door" union of liberal states 4) Woodrow WIlson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, JFK, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush (post 9/11), Barack Obama |
