War I And World War II

World War I and World War II were known as the two largest military conflicts in history. Many countries went to war and many lives were lost. Both wars consisted of many different alliances between different countries involved in whichever war.

Between the years of 1930 and 1941 american foreign policy changed how it worked and its goals. They changed because of the threats in the outside world and because of all the absolute need for us to get involved in the war. During this time the world war was restarting in Europe and was leaving no choice except for the United States to get involved in the war. People were dissolving treaties and fighting and the united states could not remain neutral if they hoped to avoid losing their allies. The united states foreign policy changed because of threats and because of the need in Europe.

After the Second World War, American foreign policy was, for the most part, different then post World War 1 foreign policy. As a result of the war, we decided that threats to peace and freedom elsewhere in the world did affect us, that if we ignored serious trouble in the world it would probably eventually find us. Thus, after the war we became internationalist using our power and prestige to help and protect our friends and acting to prevent wars wherever possible or to minimize them when they did break out.

Over the years 1930 through 1941 the goals of American foreign policy generally changed. In the earlier years America dealt with war and fought with other countries. America was not very smart in learning to stay out of war. Over the years, America became more neutral and attempted to stay out of war as much as possible. Throughout the years, important figures wrote documents to support America’s journey and decisions.

On September 5, at its outset, the United States declared and maintained its policy of neutrality in the Second World War. Following ongoing atrocities committed by the Axis powers, however, President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to limit their strength by freezing their U.S. assets and restricting trade of certain goods. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Congress unanimously declared war on Japan. Days later, the rest of the Axis powers, including Nazi Germany, Italy, and their smaller European partners, declared war on us, placing the U.S. firmly at the center of the conflict and giving us a pivotal role in ending it. It was a war that irreversibly changed the course of history, changing our nation as a whole in the process; our involvement in World War II forced us to transform our approach to world affairs and foreign relations.

Though the United States was the military power of the world prior to World War II, its foreign policy was one of detachment. The government was determined not to get involved in other countries affairs barring unusual circumstances. A World War provided big enough means to become involved, as many Americans became enraged with the military ambitions of Japan and Germany.

The United States sought to stay out of any European affairs, and remain in its “storm cellar”. However, in the years leading up to World War II, America’s long lasting isolationism was challenged by growing interventionist sentiment

_____331) What was the “final blow” that led President Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war against the Central Powers in World War I?

     The American Foreign Policy gave more power to the United States, which meant America’s dealings with other countries around the world. The true meaning to this was LAND = WEALTH = POWER. The Open Door Policy in 1899 was passed due to Secretary of State John Hay which he used Social Darwinism to write the Open Notes that opened the trading rights in Asia to the U.S. and other Western European Countries. A war broke out between Spain and U.S. when a letter was written criticizing the U.S. president and the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine. United States wins the war and gains Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. After That, U.S. Helped Panama gain independence from Colombia in return of building the Panama Canal which created a shortcut for military ships in the west coast to get faster to the east coast. Years pasted until in 1914, a war in Europe broke out due to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. United states stayed out of the war until 1917 due to four causes unrestricted submarine warfare, the sinking of Lusitania, economic relations with England and finally the Zimmerman Note. The note pissed off President Woodrow Wilson so he decides to declare war on Germany. The war was just trench warfare that led to new inventions. The war ended in 1918. Woodrow Wilson used his 14 points, which helped

Post-World War I was a time for reevaluation: of alliances, of war tactics, and of what it meant to be a part of humanity. The so-called Great War left people around the world feeling exhausted, disgusted1, and yet stubborn in the desire for just compensation for their losses2. The United States found itself in a peculiar position born of Wilsonian neutrality ideals and immense war debts from the Allies; foreign policy decisions were entrenched in an internal battle between isolationists and internationalists3. While the 1920s are often said to have been dominated by the isolationists, perhaps American leadership through economic manipulation played larger role than it has been given credit4. The United States was not an isolationist nation after WWI, and its economic foreign policy decisions had global consequences.

After World War II, the U.S. changed economically, culturally, politically, and militarily. Our relationships changed internally, but our relationships with the rest of the world also changed. We made economic gains as well as military and cultural ones too. The U.S. had political ups and downs throughout the years after WWII, but we have ultimately started to globalize with the rest of the world. World War II brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

After the war, Americans felt that they shouldn't have joined the war. This sentiment caused a new era of diplomacy that include not becoming involved with European conflicts. The diplomacy of America became that unless attacked by a nation, America would not enter a war any time soon.

The United States inclusion in World War Two resulted in a shift in how the nation was viewed by the world. Prior to our involvement in World War Two the United States foreign policy was not to involve ourselves in regions conflicts that did not involve the United States but to withdraw instead. After World War Two the foreign policy was that of possible intervention in conflicts in foreign lands.

Next, we had to have had some allies, right? Our policy was to maintain balance of power in Europe. Germany’s growing power made us become allies with traditional

Two great changes that came that resulted from the second world war were border changes and the economies of many countries. After the world war, Germany and the countries that were allied with germany lost a lot of land. They suffered a lot of loss and their economy was down. This let the allies get a lot of the land that once belonged to other countries. The World War also caused many other countries on the winning side to get a better economy. They emerged more powerful than they were before the war. Germany and nations fighting alongside it were disgraced.