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A 5 page paper which examines the development of foreign policy in the 19th century in the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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become involved in any sort of foreign affairs. Part of this was because the nation was relatively new and needed to rely only on itself in order to grow stronger
and to remain independent. However, many changes came during the 19th century that ultimately led to more of an expansionist perspective. The following paper examines what the conditions were in
the United States during the 19th century, primarily the latter part of the 19th century, that led to an Foreign Policy in 19th Century United States
In many respects the nation was becoming one that "experienced a growth in ethnocentrism, a belief in manifest destiny and Anglo-Saxonism" (Chimes). Such attitudes and beliefs,
which seemed spread throughout the nation, essentially seemed to lay a foundation wherein the United States would become involved in the affairs of others, thus becoming something of an imperial
power (Chimes). It was during the 19th century that the United States gained more and more territory through such ideals and pursuits.
There was the Louisiana Purchase and then land gained through warfare with Mexico (Chimes). "By the Civil War, the territory that today composes the lower 48 was owned by the
United States, and our northern and southern borders were stabilized through treaty negotiations with Canada and Mexico" (Chimes). With such a foundation the latter part of the 19th century was
clearly one that possessed power and territory. While each period of the 19th century that led to the position of power, and
the beginning of foreign policy, were different they all possessed elements of controversy for the public, although everyone also seemed to agree that the United States did possess something of
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