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Wilsonian Moment. What Is US Foreign Policy?. Isolationist Interventionist. Where does WW1 fall into this story?. American Revolution Quasi War War of 1812 Monroe Doctrine Texas Spanish-American War Philippines Roosevelt Corollary Taft Dollar Diplomacy. So….
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What Is US Foreign Policy? • Isolationist • Interventionist
Where does WW1 fall into this story? • American Revolution • Quasi War • War of 1812 • Monroe Doctrine • Texas • Spanish-American War • Philippines • Roosevelt Corollary • Taft Dollar Diplomacy
So… • What kind of country are we? • What is our foreign policy?
Enter Wilson • Defining War aims – 14 points • Anti-Imperialism • 5 Freedoms of All Foreign Relations • League of Nations • Self-Determination? • Extra-National Sovereignty? • Read Document 1 – Why did Wilson want the League?
The League of Nation • Article 10 • The issue of Sovereignty • “The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve against external aggression the territorial And existing political independence of all members of the League — the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled”.
Senate Reservations • Irreconcilables • Henry Cabot Lodge • Reservationists
Decide for Yourself • Looking at Documents 2 and 3 decide whose view is more compelling to you? Why?
What Happened? • Wilson’s Stroke • Harding ends the war with a separate treaty • What was the Wilsonian Moment?