Pros And Cons Of Us Foreign Policy

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Foreign policy is the United States’ method of working with other foreign nations. It is mainly designed to help further certain goals of the U.S. Some goals of foreign policy are to assure America’s security and defense, and to assure the power to protect and project America’s national interests around the world. National interest is what shapes foreign policy and covers a wide range of political, economic, military, ideological, and humanitarian concerns in the U.S. (Costly). There are many pros and cons regarding foreign policy. Some of the pros include: economic development, easy international trade, easy resource transfers, and new, better relationships with other foreign nations (Admin). Some cons include: risk of political changes, higher …show more content…

foreign policy was World War I starting in 1914. It first started due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria and involved the Central Powers and the Allied Powers (“World War I”). The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. The Allied Powers were Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and the U.S. (“World War I”). Many new military technologies were made during this era that lead to massive levels of destruction and over 16 million reported deaths once the war ended (“World War I”). The nations most affected by a population decrease was Germany and France who sent about 80 percent of their male population to battle (“World War I”). However, many women started going into the workforce to take place of the men who were sent to fight. After the war ended, there was a high manufacturing demand for products in which the U.S. became a world industrial leader because the factories in the U.S. were not destroyed during the war (Alchin). Because of this, the U.S. economy was strong, profits were increasing, and consumerism rose for the wealthy. However inflation was high due to companies reducing their wages and laying off their workers (Alchin). Race riots were also starting which lead to the Red Scare, and the introduction of Prohibition lead to increased organized crime and violence (Alchin). The results of World War I were both positive and negative and had a lasting impact on many of the future states of the

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