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