This is where the United States foreign policy comes into play. ... The main purpose of every countries foreign policy is to survive and stay stable in today's world. ... Another method of foreign policy is that of being a loner or isolationist. ... Then came one of the biggest interventions in Americas history of foreign policy. ... Some Americans were not very happy about the United States getting involved with other nations" civil wars, but there were some that feel as I do; that we were helping to put and end to Communist control in the world. ...

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After having routed Spain the United States secured undisputed control of the American Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. ... Hay's idea became known as "The Open Door Policy". This policy would guarantee equal trading rights for all. ... After the chaos of the boxer rebellion Hay called for an expanded "Open Door Policy," for all parts of China. ...

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The Nationalists controlled the ideology of Fascism and the Republicans controlled the ideology of communism. As these major groups quarreled over military and revolutionary policy they caused a social revolution and severe internal confusion. ... Franco supported the army including a large party of Moroccan troops and parts of the Spanish Foreign policy. ... The Republicans controlled the ideology of Communism in Spain. ... Franco needed foreign aid from neighboring countries in order to continue ruling with power in Spain, in order to retrieve this he changed his mind and distinctively bec...

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"Bismarck was a Machiavellian and immoral power politician-. (1) He used skill and opportunities to achieve his goals in the foreign and domestic policy. ... The relationship with Bismarck and the liberals was one of compromise; he would have never let them control his policies. ... Bismarck used his power to help the decreasing liberal power in these years to control Germany. ... Bismarck also was a genius in foreign policy; he always worked for peace in Europe and to isolate France. After his dead, his foreign policy got worthless. ...

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Therefore the British government sought to follow a policy of appeasement. However, everyone did not share the acceptance of the policy of appeasement. ... That the policy of appeasement was deemed to fail from the onset. ... She was also to lose European territory including Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen, Malmedy, North Schleswig, West Prussia, Poznania, and parts of Upper Silesia and Memel, and all her non-European colonies were to be placed under the control of the League of Nations. The Saar coalmining region was to be placed under the leagues control until 1935 and all foreign currency and go...

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His cruel policies got the attention and fear of the entire world. ... He had the power to control every aspect of life in the Soviet Union, and he took advantage of it. He obviously did not care for the lives of his people, because of his removal and collectivization policies. ... He used collectivization of farmland, where small farms were combined into larger farms under government control. ...

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At the end of the 19th century, the U.S. used the "open door policy" with the motives of achieving free trade and control over Cuba to enter a war against Spain. Then, during World War I, Wilson resolved to stay neutral, yet the thought of economic gains and pressure from the business sector induced his changing of policy. ... At the end of the 19th century the "open door policy" led the United States into conflict with Spain. ... (Zinn, 303) Negotiations with Spain were also taking too long, so the U.S. decided to use the "open door policy," as an excuse to enter in a war against Spain. ....

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Germany did want a general war, and their foreign policy was to control the seas with their Navy. ... Their belief behind their foreign policy was that they believed in standing up for their place in an aggressive, competitive world. ... Germany's foreign policy was driven by believing that they should stand up for their place in an aggressive, competitive world. ...

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Fourthly, Joll examined the importance of domestic policies, which, according to several historians, could have influenced foreign policy decisions. ... Nevertheless, Joll points out that domestic policies played a part, but not a big one as to lead to war. ... He indicated that "not all imperialistic policies were inspired by direct economic interests." ... First he described foreign policy and concluded that Britain was "hesitant", whereas Germany was "rash and aggressive." ... With regards to the domestic-foreign policy link, Gor...

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As a result, the American approach to foreign policy in the inter war years appears to be confused. Public opinion, and Congress, appeared to be predominantly isolationist but the presidents and policy makers wished to be more active. During the 1920s, Republican Party administrators implemented a foreign policy consisting of two main themes. ... Then again it was America whose isolationist policy in the thirties compounded by the Depression that upset the international system. ... By 1945 the US controlled about one half of the world's industrial output. ...

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The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin, a suspected German agent, created much hatred as they took control while the Tsar was at war; the state of the army, trained inefficiently and affected by lack of food and supplies, deteriorated; the failure of the Du...

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The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin, a suspected German agent, created much hatred as they took control while the Tsar was at war; the state of the army, trained inefficiently and affected by lack of food and supplies, deteriorated; the failure of the Du...

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Nevertheless, FDR, in his first inaugural address did lay out some general principles by which he would engage in foreign policy. With reference to the Western Hemisphere, he identified the so-called "Good Neighbor Policy." ... They hoped to use the Nazis to get rid of the German Communists for them and to control the Nazis. ...

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The Growth and Implementation of Hitler's Continental Expansionist Foreign Policy Program One of the most interesting historiographical debates about the Second World War concerns the nature of Hitler's foreign policy. ... Hitler did have a foreign policy program that he laid down, however sickening it was, in 1925 with the writing of Mein Kampf.(4) In this book Hitler described to all the world his three main foreign policy intentions. ... This foreign policy program fit nicely with his racial dogma that was based on a vulgarized view of social darwinism. ... Hitl...

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In the 1800's nationalism, imperialism, and militarism had a big part in the cause that started World War 1. Making territory, control, and trust an issue. In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm 1 sought to unite German-speaking people in Europe under Germany through the pan-German movement. Nationalism helped ...

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Inflation spiralled out of control. ... The Nazis had a policy of "Germany first-. ... Seven years after Hitler took control of the Nazi party, the National Socialists were failing. ... Although the Nazis did not have detailed policies, their strong points were order, discipline and Hitler's charismatic personality. ... It was still commonly believed that Hitler could be controlled, and his influence in the cabinet curbed. ...

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policy. ... President Roosevelt's policies seemed at first to be almost isolationist, in spite of his background. ... Following his reelection in 1940, President Roosevelt moved ahead with the dual policy of building up U.S. defenses while giving assistance to those countries resisting the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... Reagan's insistence on the Star Wars program brought strategic arms control talks to a standstill and provoked strong protests from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, during his summit meetings with Reagan in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. ... Although the Un...

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I personally believe fascism to be an evil approach of control and domination of people. ... Fascism is a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. ...

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At the end of World War II the Allies were left with the decision of creating post-war policies. ... Germany and Japan gave unconditional surrender, leaving the Allies in the full control of their futures. ...

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The Weimar Republic was formed in 1918 with some great achievements in political, cultural, foreign policies and economy, (Bergan,44-45) but it was still seen as imposed on to the German people and it was rejected. ... Even though the government had negotiated to avoid paying most of the reparations and its economy was recovering, it all came down in 1923 due to the fiscal policies during the war aimed at an attempt to stop France and Belgium from seizing reparations directly from Germany. ... In a move to have control over government to move his measures through, Chancellor Bruning convinces...

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At this time the United States was beginning to transform itself from having an isolationist foreign policy to beginning to influence many nations around the world. ... The US basically aided the Panamanian nationalists in their revolt in 1903 in order to further America's financial status by controlling the canal that was to be later built. ... Not only did the US acquire control of these countries, they also watched over the Cubans during the construction of their constitution, and the US ended up owning a naval base called Guantanamo Bay that was situated in Cuba. ... Forced ideals,...

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When alliances were signed, some countries were forced to support policies implemented by their partners, which was not taken so easily. ... People controlled by other countries began to develop feelings of nationalism and patriotisms, often referred to as consciousness of sharing a common past and a closeness of speaking the same language. ... Sooner or later this rush to stamp authority of new land was bound to spark disagreements over boundaries of control. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to fin...

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Usually, when there are many arguments between countries, people start fear of war and prepare for it (for example, today in Israel, after Benjamin Netanyahu winning the elections, Israel's policy towards the Arabs and the Palestinians have changed. ... There was another quarrel between France and Germany-about controlling Morocco. In 1905 France thought that it should have more influence in the western Mediterranean Sea area as it already controlled Tunisia and Algeria, it wanted Morocco too. ... In 1911 France increased its control over Morocco and Germany sent a warship. ... This ...

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The war really started with Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princep assassinating the archduke in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1914 which was a part of Austro-Hungary in protest of Austro-Hungary having control of Bosnia. ... Once Wilhelm II was elected as Chancellor of Germany, he was able to implement the policies that he desired, including uplifting German national pride, but those were in direct conflict with the interests of Germany's European neighbors and undermined the alliance system that Otto von Bismarck, Germany's first Chancellor, created in order to isolate France and ensure Germa...

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