US Foreign Policy Essays - Non-interventionism,

US Foreign Policy from 1914-1917 comparison with 1801-1812 US foreign policy between 1414-1917 differed and compared with that of 1801-1812 the foreign policies between 1914-1917 and the foreign policies between 1801-1812 were similar under the political prospect of remaining neutral in a time of war. In comparison, the foreign policy between 1801-1812 was one of diplomacy and economic pressure while the one in 1914-1917 was one on political ties and moral obligations. From 1914-1917 US foreign policy compared with that of 1801-1812 under the prospect of neutrality and economic success, and differed in the sense of national obligation and global growth. Foreign policy between 1801-1812 started out as neutral, however after constant threats and economic issues, the US could no longer afford to maintain a Jeffersonian era of policies with neutrality and caution. There came challenges to the U.S. policy of neutrality when France and Britain regularly seized U.S. ships, and seizing many sailors, but the U.S. remained calm still. James Madison became president in 1808. Unlike Jefferson, Madison wanted to go to war, thus beginning the war of 1812 "Mr. Madison's War". The reason why Madison no longer followed the neutral policy and took the U.S. to war had to do with the continued violation of U.S. neutral rights at sea with the British seizing their ships and sailors. Therefore the foreign policy between 1801-1812 started out as a neutral one, but as soon as Madison became president, fed up with the violation of rights, the policy became one of diplomacy and economic pressures leading the U.S. to war. Foreign policy between 1914-1917 started out as neutral but with an impending threat of German interests the US had to act and take a side. In World War 1, as with the War of 1812, the trouble for the U.S. was due to powers stopping supplies from reaching the enemy. President Wilson noted that this was a violation of their neutrality which he himself had declared as his policy during his presidency. Many events challenged this though, such as the sinking of the Lusitania by the Germans as an answer to the British blockade. When such sinking's continued, Wilson threatened to off relations with Germany under the Sussex Pledge. During the war, the U.S. stayed true to its neutral policy but soon, due to other nations needs in the war, the U.S. economy faltered. Thus, trade quadrupled between the U.S. and the Allied powers but not with Germany. Wilson kept the nation at peace as in ?peace without victory". However when the Germans resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, allied themselves with Mexico, and sank 5 unarmed U.S. ships, war was inevitable. Unlike his previous state of mind, Wilson asked the Congress recognize a state of war, and so was granted by 1917. WWI and the War of 1812 had their differences, however, they both compared with each other in the sense of how each one was carried out and the end result. Before WWI (during Wilson's presidency) was based chiefly on economic and world domination; President Wilson wanted land and a healthy economy. On the contrary, Jefferson attempted to maintain the neutrality policies of Washington and Adams before him. While both presidents had intentions of maintaining peaceful relations with the rest of the world, they both eventually altered their policies because of foreign opportunity or threat. from 1914-1917 changed because of threat. President Wilson similarly tried to maintain peace relations with other nations, however, he changed his policy after the Germans began using unrestricted submarine warfare again. Like the U.S.'s foreign policy from 1801 to 1812, the U.S. had good economic ties with Britain and France as far as trade goes. In 1915, Public opinion played an important role in th e country's position on whether or not to declare war, like it did almost 100 years earlier. Overall, the foreign policies between the War of 1812 and WWI pre-US involvement timeframe were ones of neutrality (in comparison), and differed in the sense of national goals.