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american foreign policy

English translation: >>>>>Is this what you are looking for?

03:27 Jan 3, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: american foreign policy
What major factors shaped American foreign policy between 1890 and 1900?
Ashley
Selected answer:>>>>>Is this what you are looking for?
Explanation:
In the 1890s, several motives combined to build pressure for expansion overseas. First, business leaders wanted overseas markets. Products basic to the American economy—including cotton, wheat, iron, steel, and agricultural equipment—already depended heavily on foreign sales. Business leaders feared that if the United States failed to gain new markets abroad, other nations would claim them, and these markets would be lost to U.S. enterprise. Second, national prestige required the United States to join the great European nations and Japan as imperial powers (nations with overseas colonies). Alfred Thayer Mahan presented this position in The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 (1890). In order to enter the race for influence, Mahan contended, the United States had to expand its depleted merchant marine, acquire overseas naval bases, build up a large navy, and find markets abroad. Third, religious leaders supported efforts to spread Christianity to foreign peoples. Finally, the United States seemed to be falling behind in the race for empire; it had not acquired noncontiguous territory since the secretary of state bought Alaska from Russia in 1867.
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Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 10:05
Grading comment
Thanks, it is helpful!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +9>>>>>Is this what you are looking for?
Tsogt Gombosuren
4 +6Definition
JCEC
4 +3Expansionism, colornialism, and Empire building
humbird
4amerikanische Aussenpolitik
vaslilia (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Definition


Explanation:
A strategy or planned course of action developed by the decision-makers of a state vis-à-vis other states or international entities aimed at achieving specific goals defined in terms of national interest. A specific foreign policy carried on by a state
may be the result of an iniciative by that state or may be a reaction to iniciatives undertaken by other states. (TERMIUM)

In this case foreign policy of the USA

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Note added at 22 mins (2005-01-03 03:50:14 GMT)
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As far as the period from 1890 to 1900 is concerned, I would suggest doing some research on the Internet for it is not really a language question.

JCEC
Canada
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ian M-H (X)
4 hrs
agree  Charlesp: good response, but should we be responding to such postings, esp from a non-member not registered?
5 hrs
agree  Kim Metzger: Appropriate answer, I must say.
13 hrs
agree  sarahl (X)
19 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 1 hr
agree  Jörgen Slet
2 days 8 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
>>>>>Is this what you are looking for?


Explanation:
In the 1890s, several motives combined to build pressure for expansion overseas. First, business leaders wanted overseas markets. Products basic to the American economy—including cotton, wheat, iron, steel, and agricultural equipment—already depended heavily on foreign sales. Business leaders feared that if the United States failed to gain new markets abroad, other nations would claim them, and these markets would be lost to U.S. enterprise. Second, national prestige required the United States to join the great European nations and Japan as imperial powers (nations with overseas colonies). Alfred Thayer Mahan presented this position in The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 (1890). In order to enter the race for influence, Mahan contended, the United States had to expand its depleted merchant marine, acquire overseas naval bases, build up a large navy, and find markets abroad. Third, religious leaders supported efforts to spread Christianity to foreign peoples. Finally, the United States seemed to be falling behind in the race for empire; it had not acquired noncontiguous territory since the secretary of state bought Alaska from Russia in 1867.



    Reference: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArtTextOnly.aspx?r...
Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 10:05
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Native speaker of: Native in MongolianMongolian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, it is helpful!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: This is helpful. Happy New Year!
38 mins
  -> Thank you and a happy new year, willmatter! :-)
agree  sktrans
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, sktrans! Happy New Year!
agree  Charlesp: good response, but should we be responding to such postings, esp from a non-member not registered?
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, under the KudoZ rules, everybody is free to ask translation questions. In this case, I was tempted to answer the question because I studied American history quite seriously when I was a student. :-)
agree  mrrobkoc
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, beeboy! :-)
agree  Orla Ryan
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Orla! :-)
agree  Anna Maria Augustine (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Anna! :-)
agree  Hacene: 1 ommission tho, the end of the internal conquest sent the United States searching for a new frontier. ;-)
11 hrs
  -> Yep, that's right. Thanks a lot, Hacene! :-)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot, Alexandra! :-)
agree  Jörgen Slet
2 days 8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Jörgen! :-)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Expansionism, colornialism, and Empire building


Explanation:
I believe you are not asking the definition of "American foreign policy", but the characteristics of it during the period of 1890 to 1900. Then answer is "expansionism", "colonialism", and other efforts of "empire building" onto overseas.
Late 19th century America abandoned the "Monroe Doctrine", which is in essence isolationism (non-interference-with-Europeans policies). During this decade America fought Spanish-American War and expanded its power over former Spanish territories, such as Cuba and Philippines, and make them virtual territories if not by formal means. Then America expanded its power to the Pacific regions. Remember it was this time Hawaii was finally lost its independence to America (1898).

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Note added at 41 mins (2005-01-03 04:09:08 GMT)
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I am not sure this is a translation question. Though being a history buff I just could not resist to answer.
Correction -- \"colonialism\", not \"coloronialism\", sorry it\'s a typo.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: good response, but should we be responding to such postings, esp from a non-member not registered?
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Charles. I agree. Maybe I should have ignored.
agree  Alexandra Tussing: with Charles, too
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you Alexandra.
agree  Jörgen Slet
2 days 8 hrs
  -> Thank you Jorgen. I think "empire building" is a keyword.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
amerikanische Aussenpolitik


Explanation:
Typische Geschichts-Lehrer Frage! Was waren die Hauptfaktoren der amerikanische Aussenpolitik zwischen 1890 und 1900?

vaslilia (X)
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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