Unit 4: American Foreign Policy Timeline - Project

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  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War; U.S. boundaries confirmed as Canada on North, Mississippi River on west, Florida on south.

  • Washington's Farewell Address

    Washington's Farewell Address
    Washington warned the new nation to avoid "inveterate antipathies" and "passionate attachments" to any foreign nation; permanent alliances should be avoided, but temporary alliances were okay; warned against use of political parties

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    purchased from France for $15,000,000; original goal was to secure the port of New Orleans; Jefferson viewed purchase as unconstitutional, but did it anyway

  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    Adams-Onis Treaty
    Spain ceded FL and gave up all claims to Oregon; in return the US gave up claims to Texas and assumed $5,000,000 worth of civilian claims against Spain; western boundary of Louisiana Purchase formalized

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or interfere with the affairs of sovereign nations located in the Americas; in return, the US planned to stay neutral in wars between European powers

  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    guaranteed equal opportunity of trade and the sovereignty of the Chinese governmentLink text

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideologyLink text

  • Loan Guarantee Agreement

    Loan Guarantee Agreement
    Vice President Biden spoke with President Poroshenko and Prime Minister Groysman and informed President Poroshenko that the United States had approved a third $1 billion loan guarantee agreement, which will support continued progress on Ukrainian reforms.Link text

  • U.S. Warns Syria Over Chemical Weapons

    U.S. Warns Syria Over Chemical Weapons
    The U.S. military stepped up preparations on Tuesday for a possible strike against the Syrian regime after Washington said it picked up signs that President Bashar al-Assad was preparing to use chemical weapons again.Link text

  • Donald Trump is in Contrast to China

    Donald Trump is in Contrast to China
    Mr. Trump has focused more on non-China subjects, such as withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement among a group of Asian and Pacific nations that did not include China.Link text