HIST 333 United States Foreign Relations to 1920 (Not offered 1998-99)

This course traces the foreign relations of the United States from the colonial era through the end of World War I, with the country's emergence as the strongest power in the world. Topics include the American Revolution and international affairs, the role of foreign policy in the writing of the Constitution, early relations between the United States and the Indian nations, American expansionism and the Latin American response, the growth of U.S. economic power and American foreign policy, the debate over the annexation of the Philippines, and the responses of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson to changing international events in the early 1900s. Special emphasis will be placed both on internal debates within the United States about its proper role in the world and the effect of U.S. policies on other countries. Evaluation will be based on class participation, midterm and final exams, and a research paper. Group A

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