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Jay-Gardoqui Treaty
( http://www.worldhistory.biz/modern-history/84943-jay-gardoqui-treaty-1785-1786.html )
The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty, also known as the Liberty Treaty with Spain, was a treaty negotiated with Spain by John Jay that would have given Spain exclusive rights to the Mississippi River. Congress sent Jay to Madrid attempting to open the Mississippi to Americans but were unhappy when Jay did not achieve this and vetoed the treaty. -
Proclamation of Neutrality
( http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/neutra93.asp )
The Proclamation of Neutrality asserted the United States would not take sides in the war between France and Great Britain. It was followed by the related Neutrality Act of 1794, making it illegal for the United States to declare a war with a country at peace with them. -
Pinckney's Treaty
( https://www.britannica.com/event/Pinckneys-Treaty )
Pinckney’s Treaty established good relations between Spain and the United States. It made the borders between the Spanish colonies and the US clearer and gave the US the right to use the Mississippi River. Spain signed this treaty partly because they feared an alliance with Great Britain. -
Louisiana Purchase
( https://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase )
Despite no provision that allowed it, President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France without consulting Congress for a total sum of $15 million. -
The Monroe Doctrine
( https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=23 )
The Monroe Doctrine was a policy introduced by President James Monroe, who was not at all happy with what was happening around him in the world. The Monroe Doctrine asserted all Latin American territories that were independent would remain that way, no new states would come into creation under European influence, and any attempt by other countries to interfere with their independence would be countered by the United States. -
Treaty of Wanghia
( http://www.historycentral.com/Ant/wanghia.html )
This was a treaty signed between the Qing Dynasty of China and the United States. It regulated tariffs, land, and gave foreigners to China the right to learn Chinese, which had been before outlawed. By many sources, it is considered and unequal treaty. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Kanagawa
This treaty made available the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade and gave the right of safety of shipwrecked U.S. sailors; but it didn't create a basis for establishing a permanent residence in these locations. It was negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry after he showed up to Japan in 1854 with seven warships. -
Hay-Pauncefote Agreement
The Hay-Pauncefote Agreement was a treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain. This treaty had a couple regulations that the US and Great Britain had to follow. For one, Britain would give up its treaty rights to participate in any Central American canal project. Also, it divided up British Columbia and Alaska. Also, it gave the US the right to create and control a canal across the Central American isthmus -
Good Neighbor Policy
The Good Neighbor Policy was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's foreign policy, regarding the United States' administration over Cuba. The main idea that this policy greatly emphasized was that the United States should not intervene or be involved in Latin American affairs. Also, this policy reinforced the idea that the US should be involved in reciprocal exchanges with Latin American countries. -
Yalta Conference
( https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf )
The Yalta Conference was a confrence held by President Frankin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin. The purpose of the meeting was to estabish a plan for how to reconstruct Europe and how to deal with Germany after the war was over. They agreed on most subjects, but the subjects they didnt agree on were what kind of government Poland should have, and how to deal with Germany. -
Promoting democracy
Bush and neoconservative advisers propose to follow Wilsonianism in foreign affairs by aggressively promoting democracy in the Middle East, and by isolating rogue states that comprise the "Axis of Evil," comprising Iraq, Iran and North Korea. -
US India Civil Nuclear Agreement
(https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-india-nuclear-deal)
The Agreement was for India to place all of its Nukes under a safegaurd company and the United States worked to get a full nuclear agreement with India. This means that India and America wont have nuclear conflicts with each other.
