Imperial Ambition: Early Overtures in Western Hemisphere
Since 1790, the Caribbean is a region of primary interest to the United States. Fear of European expansion in Western hemisphere plays out in the Venezuelan crisis of 1895. Henry Cabot Lodge pressures for the United State's increased presence in Haw...
Road to War, The: Wilson's Neutrality
Across the Atlantic, Americans look with horror at the carnage in Europe. Wilson believes that it was the system of secret alliances that led to the war, and that all of the participants are equally responsible. As the war becomes more brutal, publi...
Between the Wars: Hoover and the World Crisis
The Depression topples a number of existing governments and replaces them with powerful, belligerent leaders who see expansion as a solution to their country's economic problems. Japan attacks and conquers the Manchurian area of China and sets up th...
Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Wilson's Attempts to Blend Diplomacy with Morality
Woodrow Wilson's view of America's role in the Western Hemisphere differs somewhat from both Roosevelt and Taft. Although the U.S. does become involved in some skirmishes in Mexico, Wilson also tries to initiate talks among nations about major issue...
Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Panama Canal, The
The United States' new sense of itself as world power is evidenced by its plan to build a canal across a narrow stretch of land in Central America. When Roosevelt's Secretary of State John Hay is unsuccessful in his attempts to negotiate a canal tre...
World of Uncertainty: New World Order?, The
The 21st century marks a time of globalization. Although a global economy is not empirical by definition, many non-industrialized nations resent the intrusion of the industrialized west for religious, cultural and economic reasons. In much of world ...
World of Uncertainty: Rise of Terrorism, The
Before September 11, 2001, Americans thought of terrorism as a problem that plagued other nations. In response to the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., the Bush administration released a new doctrine in 2002 called The National...
Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
As president, Taft's main foreign policy interest is extending American investments into less-developed regions, a strategy known as "dollar diplomacy." Custom receiverships are set up in the Caribbean to create a stable environment for canal. But i...