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

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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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 __________

6. 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. ___________

7. 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

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