Alliances and WWII
U.S. foreign policy before the relative turn of the 20th century was rather non-existent. The desire of the new country was to develop individually and become strong. They saw other nations as a threat considering the British and French colonization and the fight for independence. The Monroe Doctrine was enacted to stave off the rest of the world, specifying that they had no business in the Western Hemisphere. During the Civil War, the South wanted assistance by Britain and France. The North saw this to be ignorant and a major threat, if granted, considering the past (McDougall, 97.) Even through the beginning of the 20th century, the U.S. remained isolated as much as international conflict would permit. With the growing struggles for power and the U.S.'s general amiability for democracy and tyrannical suppression, they began to ally. After World War II they developed international organizations such as the United Nations, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization,) and SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.) Current politics affect the U.S.'s less than steady amount of involvement in these organizations. The U.S. generally enters alliances to balance others gaining too much power. It sees its current unipolar status
They didn't join the World Court in 1935, or jump on Japan for sinking a gunboat in 1937. , Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991), p. Wohlforth notes the unipolarity is already over 10 years old and, according to his calculations, could not possibly be challenged for at least another 20 years. is by far the leader, however, in the economy and other areas of power. For example, in WWII it was necessary to suppress Germany and during the Cold War, containing Russia was important. In "The Stability of a Unipolar World," William Wohlforth discusses the traditional trend for nations to balance each other's power and relates it to the U. is a fine thing that it is intent on retaining, though methods in so doing vary. We are still on very good terms with Japan, who's economy is now second only to us.
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