Development of US Foreign Policy 7th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs. 608-612 (23.1)

Independence and Isolationism Isolationism- belief that the United States should _____ involvement in all _______ _______

Avoiding Alliances Neutrality Proclamation- statement of U.S. ______ saying the country would ___ take _____ with any ________ country that was __ ___ Isolationism was __________ to follow because the early U.S. was bordered by the _______, the _______, and the ______ We had to involve ourselves with foreign countries in order to _____, expand, etc.

The War of 1812 ________ ships interfered with American trade by __________ ships and sailors ________ the _______ were arming American _______ and having them attack outposts This war made the citizens of the U.S. more _________, and helped us gain the _______ of European countries The resulting treaty improved U.S./_______ relations

The Monroe Doctrine Doctrine- statement of policy that sets forth a way of ___________ with other countries Monroe Doctrine- policy declared by U.S. president James Monroe that any European country meddling in the affairs of any country in the _______ ____________ would be considered an __________

The United States and Latin America First _____ America _________ the U.S. support President Theodore Roosevelt made the Monroe Doctrine stronger in 1904 If Latin American countries could not manage their ___ _______, the U.S. would get involved Corollary- statement that follows as a natural or ________ result Dollar diplomacy- practice of sending U.S. troops to foreign countries to protect U.S. ___________

The Good Neighbor Policy The actions of the U.S. in Latin American created ___ ________ Latin American leaders thought the U.S. was becoming more __________ than __________ Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the Good Neighbor Policy Opposed ______ intervention by the U.S. in Latin American affairs

Neutrality- policy of not _________ one side or another in a ________ Wars End Isolationism Neutrality- policy of not _________ one side or another in a ________