Old Diplomacy
1. Noninterventionist
- the US did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe’s
2. Isolationist
- the US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations
3. Passive and reactive
- the US waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly
4. Weak army and navy
New Diplomacy
1. Imperialistic
- going out and conquering territory to create an empire
- Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
2. Stronger army and navy
3. Interventionist – especially in Central and South America
- becoming more involved in other countries affairs
- Monroe Doctrine (p. 176)
4. Strong nationalism
- having strong pride and confidence in one’s country
- - This new diplomacy assumed the US was a great power and needed to act as such. It must be aggressive in getting its interests across.
- - Give some examples from your reading where the US used this new diplomacy. Did these countries happily take the US in?
- - Why the change? What were some things that caused this?
- Think back to past chapters
- - What do you think is inevitable because of the United States’ aggressive policy?
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