1. Foreign Policy
Chapter 22
Section 1

2. Goals
Foreign Policy- Strategies & goals that guide a nation’s relations w/other countries & groups in the world.
These will change w/the international enviornment.

3. National Security
National Security is the protection of a nation’s borders & territories against invasion or control by foreign powers.
Before any other issue can be dealt with, NS/FP must be in place.

4. Free & Open Trade
NS is not just the military: It has to do w/ the nations economy and foreign trade.
US supports free import & exporting.

5. World Peace
If other nations are at peace then the US run little risk getting into a conflict.
US tries to help settle disputes.
Provide aid to help stop uprisings.
World Peace is the reason the US helped start the UN after WWII.

6. Democratic Gov’t Symbol of Democracy
Helps create Democracies and aids them.
1990’s we helped former Comm. Nations switch over.

7. Humanity Disasters and starvation are ex. of thing we provide aid for.
This helps political stability in the world.

8. Dev. Of Foreign Policy Based on Isolationism until the late 1800’s.
This means you are not involved in world affairs.
Internationalism-involvement in world affairs was necessary for NS.

9. isolationism In 1789, why did America develop an isolation therory.
What did Jefferson mean by ‘entangling alliances’?

10. Monroe Doctrine
What is it?
Read his words on page 609

11. US as a World Power
Because of industry the US became an economic Power.
1898, Spanish – American War to Free Cuba.
After this we acquired land in the Pacific and Caribbean.