Roosevelt's Economic And Foreign Policy During The Great Depression

In the 1930s, the Great Depression cast its shadow over all aspects of American life. From the Government to poor person, everyone was affected. The Depression ended the united states appetite for imperialism. With his progressive inspired New Deal policies, Roosevelt bring “relief, recovery and reform” to many sectors of American life. Roosevelt’s administration brought many changes regarding economics and foreign policy. When it came to foreign policy Roosevelt believed that the Depression caused every man to be for himself. Because Roosevelt 's foreign policy was mostly an extension of his economic policy, it was to a larger extent regressive regarding its isolationism and noninvolvement and their goals to strengthen American interests were cleverly masked in democratic ideals.

Having inherited one of the worst financial disasters in American history, Roosevelt believed that all aspects of his administration should protect American economic interests. Keeping in tune with his philosophy of reform and recovery, Roosevelt aimed to improve American foreign policy. One of the most evident of his isolationists policies was traditional American isolationism, which was welcomed by Americans because America had lost its appetite for imperialism. In

The Good Neighbor policy attempted to reign in a new era of cooperation between the United States and Latin American countries. Because the Great Depression had chased most American investors out of Latin American countries, American aggression lessened as there were few investments to protect. Moreover, Latin American countries that were embittered by American intervention could have been seduced by European dictators to become aggressors in their spheres of influence. Consequently, Roosevelt decided to take action. In Cuba, Roosevelt removed the Platt Amendment, lessened American control on Panama and removed troops from