1880-1948 Dbq

The course of United States foreign policy – from 1880 to 1919 and from 1933 to 1948 – takes the labyrinthine form where the story, in continuity and disruption, is voluminous yet presented as a kaleidoscope of viewpoints by scholars. Though some people promote the idea of transition with no breakup, others come to the opposition and consider these periods as different epochs with their paradigms and approaches without making international relations uniform. History embarks on a diligent trip through the enticing eras of American diplomacy to help reveal their dancing and shimmering characters. Through the process of meticulous exploration of the archives of history, dissecting the momentous events, probing for the motives that were behind

During this period, the country transformed from isolationism to engagement and from a position of nationhood authority. Despite traces of congruity between the politics of 1880-1919 and 1933-1948 foreign policy, the latter era witnessed the emergence of a fundamental departure and the birth of a fresh trend of thinking alone. The enormous pressure coming from the interwar environment and the cauldron of World War Two urged the US to revise its fiction about its role in the world, choosing prophetic engagement and multilateralism as the main directions. That led to a move towards a style seen as the bullying way of expanding into other countries, sometimes even by force in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The US realization that allied communities’ cooperation on common challenges and mutual values should supersede isolation launched a new era in U.S. policy towards international

Despite the obstinate survival of the continuity invigorated the earlier foreign policy from 1880-1919 and 1933-1948, the latter generation accentuates the divergence and the dwelling of a new aspiration. U.S. foreign policy between 1880 and 1919 and 1933 and 1948 is a paradigm of a complex input of continuity and disruption. Although undertones of the change are still present in the new American foreign policy as it is still committed to the economic and strategic interests abroad, the foreign policy during World War II still represents a significant shift and the birth of a new perspective altogether. World War I and the interwar period formed the arena of new tactics for American diplomacy, the nation’s proactive role in international affairs and multilateralism. The United States cemented its success as a global grand power through an unshakable belief in the responsibility for sustaining peace, democracy, and economic growth in the