Foreign Policy Flashcards
Foreign policy
A government strategy in dealing with other nations
4 examples of foreign policy
Isolationism, collective security, internationalism, imperialism
Isolationism
Non involvement in the affairs of other nations. The policy of staying out of world affairs
Collective security
Working with other countries to try and prevent war (alliance)
Internationalism
The principle of cooperation among nations, for the promotion of the common good
Imperialism
Larger, powerful country taking over a smaller, less powerful country
4 types of imperialism
Cultural, colonial, economic, political
Cultural
1 countrys culture impacting another countrys culture
Colonial
1 country taking over another usually by force
Economic
1 country controls key aspects of another countrys economy
Political
One country influences the government of another country
Expansionism
Policy of expanding a nations territory or economic influence TR allied himself with expansionist
3 reasons why people were against
- Against American principles 2. Revolutions 3. Racist
Alaskas natural resources
Oil, gold, and lumber
William Seward
Secretary of State during alaska buy (2 cents an acre)
Hawaii natural resources
Sugar cane
What made the US interested in Hawaii
Trade
Naval base
Pearl Harbor refueling
Sugar
US no tariff favoring Hawaiian sugar leads to annexation
Queen Lili
Last Hawaiian monarch, forced to give up her throne
President Grover Cleveland
Against annexation
President during getting Hawaii
McKinley
Protectorate
State that is controlled and protected by another
Territory
Region of US not admitted to the union as a state but having own legislature
President Fillmore
Sent Perry to trade with Japan
Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan opened 2 ports
