Defend the Following Statement: "The Conduct of American Foreign Policy

question 46

Essay

Defend the following statement: "The conduct of American foreign policy between 1877 and 1914 demonstrated tension between two American ideals: (1) the right of people to self-government and (2) America's responsibility to be an 'uplifting' and 'civilizing' influence in the world, sometimes called the mission-of-America idea."

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Definitions:

Labor Force

The total number of people employed or actively seeking employment in a country or specific economic sector.

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock for human use and consumption.

Price-Support Programs

Government interventions to maintain the market price of a commodity or product at a certain level by buying excess supply or offering subsidies.

Exodus

A mass departure or migration of people from one location to another.