7 th Grade Civics Miss Smith *pgs (23.1)

 Isolationism- belief that the United States should avoid involvement in all foreign affairs

 Neutrality Proclamation- statement of U.S. policy saying the country would not take sides with any European country that was at war  Isolationism was difficult to follow because the early U.S. was bordered by the British, the Spanish, and the French  We had to involve ourselves with foreign countries in order to trade, expand, etc.

 British ships interfered with American trade by capturing ships and sailors  Allegedly the British were arming American Indians and having them attack outposts  This war made the citizens of the U.S. more patriotic, and helped us gain the respect of European countries  The resulting treaty improved U.S./British relations

 Doctrine- statement of policy that sets forth a way of interacting with other countries  Monroe Doctrine- policy declared by U.S. president James Monroe that any European country meddling in the affairs of any country in the Western Hemisphere would be considered an unfriendly

 First Latin America welcomed the U.S. support  President Theodore Roosevelt made the Monroe Doctrine stronger in 1904  If Latin American countries could not manage their own affairs, the U.S. would get involved  Corollary- statement that follows as a natural or logical result  Dollar diplomacy- practice of sending U.S. troops to foreign countries to protect U.S. investments

 The actions of the U.S. in Latin American created bad feelings  Latin American leaders thought the U.S. was becoming more oppressive than protective  Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the Good Neighbor Policy  Opposed armed intervention by the U.S. in Latin American affairs

 Neutrality- policy of not favoring one side or another in a conflict