Since the late 19th century to the 21st century, different historical events such as wars and political ideology has shaped America’s involvement and goals with foreign conflict. Even in the establishment of the United States, Americans were engaged in foreign affairs. Public opinion has to be altered depending on the time and values the people upheld. Conflict of interest is another reforming aspect with the visions of the two political parties being incompatible. This rich history in the field of global issues transformed America into a respectable world superpower.
The late 19th century ushered a period where most of America 's problem were domestic with the close of the Civil War, end of slavery and Reconstruction. However, America gains a new idea of Manifest Destiny which was becoming the nineteenth and early …show more content…
FDR wanted to foster the friendship with his neighbors by the withdrawal of U.S. military forces and limiting American interference. However, Cold war tension brought the U.S. involvement back into Latin America. Before the Cold War countries like Cuba was America 's playground and vacation spot. A revelation was taking place in Cuba which permitted Fidel Castro a Communist politician to become the new leader of Cuba. The USSR saw this as an opportunity to make an alliance with Castro. As a result of this new alliance, the U.S. saw Cuba as a threat and tried to overthrow the Cuban socialist government with The Bay of Pigs Invasion which failed. Also, the United States placed Nuclear Missiles in Turkey targeting at the Soviet Union. USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev was concerned about the Nuclear weapons in Turkey. Tensions grew between the world powers as Khrushchev placed Nuclear Missiles in Cuba aiming the United States. The United States and the Soviet union were on the edge of
The late 19th century ushered a period where most of America 's problem were domestic with the close of the Civil War, end of slavery and Reconstruction. However, America gains a new idea of Manifest Destiny which was becoming the nineteenth and early …show more content…
FDR wanted to foster the friendship with his neighbors by the withdrawal of U.S. military forces and limiting American interference. However, Cold war tension brought the U.S. involvement back into Latin America. Before the Cold War countries like Cuba was America 's playground and vacation spot. A revelation was taking place in Cuba which permitted Fidel Castro a Communist politician to become the new leader of Cuba. The USSR saw this as an opportunity to make an alliance with Castro. As a result of this new alliance, the U.S. saw Cuba as a threat and tried to overthrow the Cuban socialist government with The Bay of Pigs Invasion which failed. Also, the United States placed Nuclear Missiles in Turkey targeting at the Soviet Union. USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev was concerned about the Nuclear weapons in Turkey. Tensions grew between the world powers as Khrushchev placed Nuclear Missiles in Cuba aiming the United States. The United States and the Soviet union were on the edge of