The Greatest Events in US Diplomacy

By katelynbroker

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is an important event of United States’ history because it set the political ideologies of the American people.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine introduced ideas that were applied to the United States’ foreign policy for years after its introduction making it an important event in the United States’ history.

  • Manifest Destiny

    Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely appointed by God to colonize the entirety of North America. This ideology created many issues in the future making it an important part of U.S. history.

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    While President Woodrow Wilson was big influence with negotiations of the treaty, it was not signed due to Congress’ refusal to ratify the document. This refusal was largely influenced by their objections to the League of Nations.

  • United States declining to join the League of Nations

    The United States’ Congress declined joining the League of Nations due to Isolationists within Congress believing that Article X was a violation US sovereignty. Article X stated that the United States would have to defend any other member within the League if an attack were to occur.

  • Potsdam Conference

    During this conference, President Truman received word that the atomic bomb had successfully been tested. During the conference, word was sent to Japan with an ultimatum attached: unconditional surrender or heavier air attacks. Japan rejected this and the United States dropped bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    With this doctrine, a country in the Middle East, if threatened by armed aggression, had the ability to request military or economic aid from the United States.

  • The Space Race

    The competition between the US and the USSR to be the first into space. This led to the first moon landing in 1969.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Soviet Union began building missiles 90 miles away from U.S. shores.

  • 9/11

    The attacks of September 11 have caused the United States to be at war for years. We are still at war now.