Manifest Destiny & American Foreign Policy

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The whole idea of manifesting destingy started in Europe because people were depressed and had no freedom. One reason to go to the New World was that there weren't any restrictions and they could practice there own religious freedom. "The first act of the freemen was to gather, perhaps in some open space in the woods, in order to elect a committee to decide upon the location of the village...?[3] The principles for democracy were laid in the New World in contrast to Europe and its hierarchic principles, the people collectively made the decisions. The first settlers saw themselves as chosen for the Promised Land, known today as USA. The idea has its roots in the Bible where God guided his folk into the Promised Land Israel out of the captivity of Egypt.

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[...] 9th together with Michail Gorbatschov, George Bush asked Saddam Hussein to retreat. But the aim of George Bush for a New World order did not take place due to many reasons. As a result America had to carry the main burden of that Golf War. January 17th to February 27th America sent half a billion soldiers into the war. Iraq was forced to retreat from Kuwait.[23] This war was with the participation of the UNO but for public it looked like America is the world power and goes its own way. [...]

[...] Through this programme, seventeen west European states received recovery aid. The Soviet didn't want to have this aid. Poland and Czech could not get it because of the Soviet pressure. From 1948 to 1952 the participating states acquired fourteen billion Dollars through ERP. The majority of the money was used for the urgent needs that nations had. In exchange for ERP subsidies, the US expected cooperation from beneficiary countries. For that job they founded an organisation in 1948 called the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, OEEC. [...]

[...] Korean and Vietnam War During the Korean War 1950-1953 America could put through its interests and politics against the Communists. Under the UNO, America rejected the aggressions from North Korean and Stalin, but not in Vietnam War. One problem was that the Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson hadn't seen that not only the communists but also the nationalist were their enemies. Another fault was that the allies weren't democrats; they had been corrupt and controlled by foreign countries. From 1965 to 1968 the war escalated and an half million soldiers were sent to East Asia, but the US citizens considered the war to be immoral. [...]

[...] Within 17 months George W. Bush fought two wars in Middle East, them against Critics compare Bush with Truman but there is one main difference. Bush questions all alliances and treatments of the world before 9.11 The Bush administration does not set its priorities on alliances on the contrary, since 9.11 these are questioned loyalties, on the other hand, weigh stronger: “Who's not for me is against This is the situation we have seen before the Iraq war. The US went its own way and didn't depend on the UNO or other diplomats. [...]

[...] So they thought if people expanded, had more property and were prosperous, God must be on their side. Therefore I want to show from history to now the results of continental expansion-Manifest Destiny- in the US foreign politics. History since 1945 On August 14th American President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1943) and British Premier Minister Winston Churchill agreed on the Atlantic Charta. There were 2 reasons for a peaceful world order and free world commerce: Every nation has the right for its own decisions so there should be no annexing; conflicts can be resolved without force. [...]