Explain The Development Of American Foreign Policy Over Time

Development of American Foreign Policy over Time
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Introduction
American foreign policy determines how the country relates with other countries specifically in attaining is political, economic, and international development goals. The American government seeks to assure the country’s security and defense while protecting and projecting the American national interest through shaping the foreign policies addressing issues relating to ideological and humanitarian concerns. The change in the reflection of national interest has resulted to change in the American foreign policies in favor of America as a nation. The development change of foreign policy in United State over time has been a process which involves different approaches that reflects the interest of the country with the shifting of the nation interest from the time of establishment of America as a nation up to the current time when the country is experiencing rapid growth in all developmental sectors as discussed herein.
At first, the United States was guided by the policy that called for nation isolation on their political agendas from the European powers. The country mainly remained independent during world peacetime period and maintained strict neutrality in the world war period. During this period, America focused on creating a nation that divided the world and avoided political engagement with other countries. The United States government aimed to protect the country’ boundaries and retain its internal sovereignty without international interferences. For instance, in Roosevelt’s Ringing letter of acceptance to the president, Governor Theodore Roosevelt quoted that the nation’s welfare of the nation takes a stake or priority. Under the prosperity as the great issue, the governor quoted, “the most important of all problems is, of course, that of securing good government and moral and material wellbeing within our borders” (Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, 1928). This indicates that the countries priority was to secure its bounders from external threats across other countries in the world.
However, in the 20th century, there was a change in the American foreign policy with priorities diverting to enhancing international relation in different aspects. At this period, America had become a minor imperial power, creating interest in political superiority across the world. In this case, America was in conflicts with Spain over territories like Cuba, Philippines, Hawaii, and other territories across the world. The change in the American foreign policy resulted to change in the national interest specifically in the enhancement of political superiority and expansion of the global market for the locally produced goods.
America emerged as the most economically powerful country on the earth after World War II which steered a dramatic revolution in the state’s foreign policy. United States founded the United Nations welfare, investing huge sum of money is assisting recovering of the affected European countries by the Second World War. Systems of alliances were established including the National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which helped to establish peace across the affected countries....