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essay: foreign polic
choose one of the following topics and write a 750 word essay.
a. washington and monroe believed the united states should not become involved in european affairs. is it possible to
follow the same policy today? why or why not? cite examples of recent news events to support your opinion.
b. the monroe doctrine expressed the idea that new countries should be allowed to develop without interference from
stronger nations. in your opinion, does the united states still follow this policy? do you think that such a policy should be
followed in the modern world? cite news events and recent historical incidents to support your opinion.

answer: basically, all your information is right there. washington didn't want to get involved in any foreign wars, because america was not prepared for battle considering it was so newly founded, and we would get demolished if a war happened to start. so the choice that the two made was to simply not engage in any warfare. in addition to that, other possible intervening in european affairs on americas part, would not be wise. the country needs to concentrate on getting itself on its feet before they can concern itself with other countries. by america keeping to itself, it eliminates any possible disputes with any other countries. basically what your teacher wants you to write is just if we should follow the example of these two past presidents - should we remain isolated from these countries? if i were you, i would use current events as your supporting details. if you disagree with isolating the country, then you can talk about how the economy depends on trade with other nations for the countrys supplies and needs. and you can talk about how we need allies for any possible disaster that may come americas way. for example, the eathquake in haiti - many people from other countries fled to haiti (including america) to with the crisis. if something like that happened in america, we would need that support and as well. on the other hand, you can talk about how we are in so much debt into other countries already and we cant afford to make any possible movements that could cost us any more money. you could also talk about war, and the effects of it which can be seen from the iraqui war. there are meny ways to go on this issue. do some research, and youll be ready in no time.

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in 'popular history' of europe in america it's common to blame the rise of the nazis (and of coursewwii, too) mainly on the treaty of versailles. despite the harshness of the treaty and despite the inflation of 1919-23 germany did benefit from the economic buoyancy of the roaring twenties. in the general election in 1928, the nazis only managed to get 12 (out of about 584) seats in the reichstag. the nazis were widely seen as a laughing-stock led by a funny little man given to yelling and wild gesticulation. of all european countries, none was hit harder than germany by the stockmarket crash of october 1929. germany had borrowed very large sums from american banks, with much of the money repayable either on demand or at short notice. these loans were of course recalled, and bankruptcies in germany rose sharply from the start of 1930 (or earlier). unemployment rose sharply, too. the german constitution of 1919 contained much that was utopian, including the right to paid employment. the realities of the situation made a mockery of the weimar constitution. one of german's great weaknesses at the time was the lack of a broadly based, popular right-wing party comparable to, say, the republicans in the us or the conservatives in britain. the obvious candidate, the german nationalists (the dnvp), had lost its grip and was hopelessly out oftouch with many of its supporters especially in rural areas. germany became increasingly hard to govern.

from about the middle of 1930 onwards the new chancellor, br�ning, had to govern by decree. in the absence of mainstream right-wing party, the nazis - who ruthlessly exploited genuine grievances - suddenly became the largest single party in the reichstag. with the growing effects of the great depression, unemployment reached about 27% (or more) in 1932. acting on bad advice (from the dnvp) hindenburg dismissed brüning in july 1932. in the general election that followed, the nazis won 37% of the seats. the other party that did well was the communist party (kpd) with 14%. fresh elections were held in november 1932: the nazi vote fell slightly, but the communist vote rose to 17%. in the streets of berlin and other major cities violence between left and right and their paramilitary wings grew. by late 1932, the effects of the great depression in germany had passed their peak, but this wasn't obvious at the time. the steady rise in communist vote triggered panic among most of the mainstream parties. after trying various solutions to the political crisis, hindenburg again took very bad advice - again from the dnvp. on the basis of this advice, he appointed hitler reichs chancellor on 30 january 1933 who promised to form a coalition with the german nationalists (dnvp). he did so, but at the same time almost immediately unleashed the sa (stormtroopers) who started a reign of terror within two months germany became a dictatorship, complete with concentration camps. joncey

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