Foreign Policy The Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny

Foreign Policy: The Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny

Standards NCSS Theme II: Time, Continuity, and Change USII. 5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the changing role of the United States from the late nineteenth century through World War I by a) explaining the reasons for and results of the Spanish American War;

Objectives (SWBATs) Students will be able to identify and define four different types of foreign policy Students will be able to explain the significance of the Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny Students will be able to apply the information from objectives #1 and #2 to place the United States on a foreign policy spectrum

Big Question What was the foreign policy of the United States during the 19 th century after 1823?

JUST DO IT Individually at your tables, read through the scenario and follow the instructions Be ready to share your thoughts!

What is foreign policy? The way one nation interacts with other nations

Foreign Policy Spectrum There are four major types of foreign policy: Isolationism Collective Security Internationalism Imperialism

The Monroe Doctrine The United States will not tolerate European intervention in Latin America

So where does Manifest Destiny fit in?

Manifest Destiny Term was first used by John L. O’Sullivan in 1845: “And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us. ”

Big Question What was the foreign policy of the United States during the 19 th century after 1823?

Closure Return to the Monroe Doctrine and the Foreign Policy Spectrum Where do you think the United States belongs on the spectrum during the 19 th century? Be prepared to defend your answer! Next up, Spanish American War