POLS 367 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: American Civil War, Great Depression, Monroe Doctrine
11 Apr 2018
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Same as a president 150 years ago. Invokes certain traditions in american foreign policy that he is reverting back to. Us was not always a super power or globally engaged. American foreign policy was characterized as isolationist. Us was weak during the first half of 19th century. Only one of a number of great powers until the second world war. Great crisis of american democracy occurs in middle of 19th century with american civil war. Foreign policy and civil war not usually associated. Civil war determined course of american history. Demonstrated a feature of american foreign policy afterwards, within the 20th century where the military capacity of the united states. The capacity to marshall its industry and armies to crush its enemies. Lincoln wins the civil war through military capacity. Characterizes its strategy in cold wars and world wars. Acquisition of states that do not become american states necessarily.
