American Foreign Policy Timeline

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
  • Jay-Gardoqui Treaty

    Jay-Gardoqui Treaty
    The Jay–Gardoqui Treaty of 1786 between the United States and Spain guaranteed Spain's exclusive right to navigate the Mississippi River for 25 years.
  • XYZ Affair

    XYZ Affair
    The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.
  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Embargo Act of 1807
    The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.
  • Caroline Affair

    Caroline Affair
    The Caroline affair was a diplomatic crisis beginning in 1837 involving the United States, Britain, and the Canadian independence movement. http://www.historycentral.com/Ant/caroline.html
  • Mexican-American War

    Mexican-American War
    It was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848.
    https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
  • Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

    Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
    It was negotiated in response to attempts to build the Nicaragua Canal, a canal in Nicaragua that would connect the Pacific and the Atlantic.
  • World War I

    World War I
    It was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
    https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history
  • World War II

    World War II
    It was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
    https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc.
    https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history