Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Analysis

Americans going west ran into Mexican territory, where settlement was cheap. These settlers moved in and outnumbered the Mexicans six to one, because of this, tensions arouse. Although the United States war against Mexico may be viewed as controversial, the war was just due to the Mexican government refusing to hear an offer, the boundary dispute, and the 16 American soldiers killed. The new president of Mexico, Jose Joaquin de Herrera, refused all negotiation with the United States which called for an excusable war. John Slidell, the United States ambassador attempted to obtain a peaceful relation but Mexico thought otherwise.

He believed the president was too quick to encourage war and that if a discussion had taken place between Mexico and America, a war could have been prevented. In his disapproval, Thoreau refused to pay his taxes and spent a night in jail only to write “Civil Disobedience”. No where in “Civil Disobedience” does Thoreau encourage violence to reform the government. He, as well as Gandhi and King, encouraged nonviolence while

The British impressed thousands of American sailors into the Royal Army, punishing Americans despite America’s state of sovereignty during Britain’s war with France. This blatant disrespect of America’s neutrality was a big factor in America’s decision to declare war against Britain. Furthermore, the British still kept the Orders in Council even after America passed several embargo policies hoping for change. The policies were ignored by the British and Americans were only harmed by Jefferson and Madison’s attempts for peace. Ultimately, the War of 1812 was due to Britain’s inability to respect America as a nation separate from the French and British

This idea of leadership style, combined with looking at what Theodore Roosevelt did during his presidency, is very similar to Trump’s way of leading our nation, although they came into office with different political experience. The speech is very much focused on nationalism and on foreign diplomacy, which foreshadows such focus throughout Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. His clear nationalist emphasis is seen when he mentions that all citizens have a duty and all must work hard, which works to his advantage in getting the attention of the middle, working class and placing himself as a populist, since he says “our first duty is to our own people” (Roosevelt, 1905). By doing so, he quickly gained the attention of the media and the love of the public, which is what allowed him to win another term

In the eyes of the Panamanians, this was militarily helpful. American presence during the Panamanian Revolution showed the Panamanians that the US was reliable and convinced them to allow the building of the Panama Canal. The construction of the canal and the years it took to get there show that Roosevelt did not use the approach of others. He formed his own opinions on the matters of how foreign affairs should be handled, rather than just following in the footsteps of those before him. His use of other countries’ matters of contention in order to put the United States in a position of power had rarely been used before and its repercussions proved to be effective.

Before Jefferson entered the presidential office he was a states rights supporter and when the tax on whiskey was placed he opposed it, saying “The first error was to admit it by the Constitution.” (Doc A). He didn’t like the constitution because of the fact that it would make central government stronger. When the alien act was passed he was opposed to it and said that the central government should only have a set of specific purposes and the leftover purposes should be left to the states individually. (Doc B) Determining the amount of time it takes to be a citizen, and the ability to jail people opposing the government was too much power to Jefferson. When he came into office he realized the necessity for more central power and took more matters into his own hands, he had become a loose constructionist.

On November 13, 1902, Britain and Germany agreed on joint action and in the event Venezuela should fail to exceed their demands they would utilize coercive measures, after their strenuous protests yielded no results. When the demands of the three countries were still not met, they sent a blockade and seized and disabled four small Venezuelan ships. During the end of 1902, Roosevelt was worried about Germany due to them wanting to put naval bases in Brazil and the Dutch Caribbean islands. In November, Roosevelt was worried about entering a war with Germany, so he sent the U.S. navy to conduct naval maneuvers in the Caribbean. “It was through relations with the great powers of Europe that Roosevelt gave the American people a new understanding of their country's growing role in world affairs” (Venezuela).

Not only did the trial of Captain Preston affect the relationship between the Americans and British, but also the Coercive Acts. After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed these laws to punish Boston and reinforce British control. The laws affected the lives of the Americans and through the Boston Harbour Act, they were unable to utilize the harbour. Due to Britain taking away the people of Boston’s ability to export and import goods, Samuel Adams’ words were valued and Americans wanted Britain to be held accountable for “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world”. Adams was the founder of the Sons of Liberty, a group of merchants, politicians and lawyers, involved in the protest of the Stamp Act.

There could have been a peaceful negotiation, but that didn’t happen. The US won many wars and has gained global recognition for it. It became a national power and it has had many victories, but the Mexican-American War was one of its

The week’s readings reflect the contrast between Woodrow Wilson and his predecessors, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Unlike Roosevelt and Taft, who preferred the “big stick” and the “dollar diplomacy” approaches to build stable democracies around the world, Wilson believed that the interventionist methods previously utilized by the United States did not have a place in his administration (Herring 2008, 378). However, Wilson’s reluctance to intervene in foreign issues and his adherence to moral diplomacy were not much different than the approaches taken by Roosevelt and Taft. Ultimately, the Wilson administration supported more military interventions than Roosevelt and Taft combined (Herring 2008, 388). The Wilson administration’s failed aspirations to avoid foreign entanglements can serve as an important source of study for current politicians wanting and supporting American isolationism.

Before that, there had been earlier raids by the administration of President Wilson and he easily considered an expedition across the Mexican border. The secretary of war Newton Baker was ordered by Wilson to organize the expedition and pursue Villa. Wilson then tried to appease Carranza by asserting that the raid was conducted with a careful consideration of Mexico’s sovereignty. Nevertheless, the Mexican president considered Wilson’s raid as a violation of Mexico’s sovereignty and he therefore refused to assist the US in its expedition (US Department of State, 2009,

Jefferson is was clearly the strongest not on the battlefield, but in developing the United States with the freedoms we have today. Jefferson 's contributions to the develpoment of democracy in the United States was unmatched by anyone. He wrote the document the founded our nations freedom and independence. "He was one of the two or three key philosophical thinkers of his time that laid the ideological foundation of America"(Jacobson). His ideas and philosophies are what shaped our country into what it is today.He was also a large supporter of the spread of knowledge.

12) Jays Treaty was named after a man named John Jay. The British were seizing US ships and Washington sent Jay over to make the British stop. However, Jay returned with a “not so perfect” treaty. The treaty accepted Britain’s right to stop neutral ships, required the US to make “full and complete compensation” to the prerevolutionary war debts, allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizers, and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory. The stopping of the neutral war ships were the most unsatisfactory because it meant that they now had a trading alliance with Britain.

As a Democrat, I believe that President Polk was justified in starting the Mexican-American War. Also, as a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny, also known as Western expansion, I furthermore find reason to believe Polk was justified in initiating war with the Mexican people; being that the Mexican government refused peaceful negotiation. The Americans were the just owners of this western land, and we intended to get it. The Mexican government refused a meeting with our representative to establish the border between Texas and Mexico, along with an offer of 30 million dollars for Western territory. These western territories would provide substantial economic growth for the United States, as well as the obvious: making our nation larger as

El Paso is an example of strong Cristero supporters who, unlike San Antonio, El Paso did not center their pro-Cristero activities on diplomacy; the support was more radical. Probably because El Paso borders Mexico and they were more likely to come in contact with Mexican Cristero; they helped out the Cristeros by smuggling weapons and providing refuge if needed. Their was even a case in El Paso were a Cristero supporter by he name of José Gándara attempted to start a Cristero Rebellion in the United States. It failed when the U.S Department of Justice caught wind of what Gándara was planning and crushed it before it got any more support. Furthermore the pro-Cristero Rebellion movement did not just reach Texas it also had a strong support