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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
This treaty's main purpose was to establish the United States' right to build the Panama Canal. It also established the area where it would be built. Its role in foreign policy was to show that the USA was prepared to take a more active role in the affairs of other countries for their own benefit. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Before, the Monroe Doctrine basically said that Europe could not meddle in the affairs of Latin America, and it was only America's job to do that. However, Roosevelt's Corollary made it so that America had the power to intervene in the countries themselves, giving them more power diplomatically, -
Dollar Diplomacy
In one of Taft's speeches to the American public, he urged wealthy businessmen to invest in countries that were poorer and had less money. This showed the world that America was out for blood when it came for acquiring land and that money really ran the show when it came to men. -
Zimmermann Telegram
Before, Woodrow Wilson swore that he would not join World War I on any side but instead remain neutral. However, Britain intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico trying to convince Mexico to invade the USA. This propelled America into the war, changing their diplomatic scheme to become more suspicious of individual countries. -
Fourteen Points
As World War I was coming to a close, Wilson believed he needed to address how the world would continue after the war. In his points he encouraged no more war, a League of Nations, and no more secrets being held between nations. This showed America would take charge as the leader of how the countries of the New World would act. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was pretty detrimental to the state of the world, as the only point it took from Wilson was for the League of Nations. The United States citizens expressed disapproval with the League, so the United States did not participate. This was pretty confusing diplomatically, as the world did not know what to think of the USA anymore and could not predict their next move. -
Emergency Quota Act
After the first world war, the United States decided to reduce the amount of immigrants it would accept. They sit the limit at 3% of each minority that existed before 1900. This angered the countries that were struggling, and it showed how affected the United States was when it came to foreign policy after Red Scare. -
Washington Naval Conference
This conference between the major naval powers of the world sparked many treaties and agreements about limiting the number of weapons on the sea and rules about invading. This showed the world that the USA was still interested in promoting peace after the war. -
Dawes Plan
Part of the Treaty of Versailles spelled out that Germany needed to pay reparations after the war. The USA came up with a plan to give loans to Germany so they can pay the reparations to the Allies, who in turn gave money in war debt to the USA. This was a continuation of peace-seeking, but it did make every nation contingent on the United States for money. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The final venture into the USA's foreign policy all about peace, this pact was between about 60 nations and it all called for no more war in history, except for defensive wars. -
Clark Memorandum
When it came to Latin America, the Clark Memorandum ended up refuting the Roosevelt Corollary which said that the USA could only intervene in Latin American affairs if a European nation was attacking.The Clark Memorandum changed this to make it America's decision, showing a possible return to the foreign policy of the Gilded Age. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Under Hoover, Hoover was very isolationist, and one of the only changed in foreign policy the USA had was when they increased tariffs in response to the Depression. This completely messed up the Dawes Plan, and it showed how America's diplomacy took a dip and they were not looked at fondly by other nations -
Good Neighbor Policy
Latin America was pretty angry at the USA after the Clark Memorandum, but FDR's Good Neighbor Policy made it so that they would not intervene in their affairs for now. This greatly improved the relationship between the two places. -
Neutrality Acts
As the tensions between the two powers in Europe escalated, FDR released a few Neutrality Acts between 1934-1939 stating how the USA would not choose a side in the war. This increased their world view of isolationism. -
Lend-Lease Act
Despite America's Neutrality Acts, they declared themselves the Arsenal of Democracy, which meant they would supply the Allies with weapons as a form of support. The Lend-Lease Act officially declared this, and it showed that America may have not been as isolationist as some may think.
