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foreign policy
Created by
Alexander Bendickson
⟶ Updated 11 Oct 2018 ⟶
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Events
George Washington's Farewell Address - Steer clear of permanent alliances with other nations (1796)
Manifest Destiny began in the first quarter of the 19th century
Monroe Doctrine - stay out of European affairs, Europe has to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (1823)
US is granted rights to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama (1903)
US buys Virgin Islands from Denmark (1917)
US Intervenes in French invasion of Mexico (1867)
John Hay announced the insistence on an open door policy with China (1899)
United States enters World War I against Germany (1917)
US gets attacked at Pearl Harbor by Japan (1941)
US created the United Nations (1945)
Truman Doctrine to counter communist influence in free countries (1947)
Cuban Missile Crisis US threatens war over nuclear missiles placed on Cuba (1962)
Korean War starts and UN nations help South Korea (1950
Cease fire negotiations in Korea (1951)
Armistice signed for Korean War (1953)
President Johnson commits US to full- scale war in Vietnam (1965)
Cease fire between US and North Vietnam (1975)
Nixon goes to Beijing to improve relations with China (1972)
Nixon goes to Moscow and signs SALT limiting nuclear weapons (1972)
CIA supports Afghan resistance to Soviets (1979)
Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Switzerland- agreed nuclear war should never be fought (1985)
US recognizes Israel (1948)
Carter helps Israel and Egypt negotiate Camp David Accords (1978)
US charges Syria with unleashing a chemical attack (2013)
1st Gulf War over Iraq's invasion of Kuwait - Coalition led by US (1990)
Iraq agreed to destroy chemical weapons (1991)
2nd Gulf War by US led coalition (2003)
US and coalition launch airstrikes against Libya's dictatorial regime (2012)
Periods
Ties were cut with China for nearly 30 years when communists took over (1949)
US uses deterrence and containment after World War II against Soviet Union
US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2012 Taliban threat prompts government to keep some troops until 2014 and beyond
