POL 2001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Manifest Destiny, Isolationism, Impressment
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Isolationism- a policy of remaining apart from other countries and affairs( minding our own business) Internationalism- a policy of engagment and cooperation with other countries. Realism - acceptance of the world as it is . Foegirn policy is pragmatic , pressemtic, divorced from morality. Idealism- concnered with the world as it ought to be. Promoting democrarcy, human rights, u. s. vales aboard. Focused on expansim of govenment on the conteint. Almost defeated by britian in the war of 1812. U. s. government was upset that britain did not view them as an indepent nation. Impressment of u. s. ships, taking people to serve under bitian rule. Face no more serious threats from europe. American continets henceforth are not considered subjects of coloialsin . Was concerned that european countries might take developing south american newly delopment countris back and unde their control. U. s. sent a navy ship and docked in the harbour, Ship exploded, no one knew who it was.