American Foreign Policy 19th Century

Foreign policy is a set of rules and regulations stating how the government is to deal with other nations. At the beginning of the 19th century, foreign policy was used to keep foreign relations to a minimum, but as the country and its industry grew foreign relations increased and were used to our advantage by the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, America was fighting a war with Spain, involved in ties of World War I, and attempting to colonize Hawaii, but after the U.S had been rejected entry to the into the League of Nations the nation became more introverted. The 20th century’s economy was a roller coaster, which caused the army to deteriorate, therefore the nation was not able to properly combat the attack of Pearl Harbor. After World War II foreign policy greatly changed; the U.S. helped form the United Nations and NATO. Today, America plays peacemaker, has many allies, and addresses issues facing our world. The nation also provides assistance to war-torn countries. I think foreign policy changed, because the world changed. There were losses and victories and foreign policies had to adjust to them. …show more content…
Conflict over foreign policy can arise amongst the branches. These disagreements may have to do with the declaration of war, unethical favoring of treaties, and use of armed forces. Citizens also play a role in foreign policy through protests and