Yesterday, May 29th, we reviewed what we've learned so far in the Imperialism Unit. We compared times when the United States acted like a good neighbor (or seemed to be acting as a good neighbor) and when they were acting as an Imperialist power. We went over the Monroe Doctrine, the Platt Amendment, the Roosevelt Corollary, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy. Most had some imperialist properties, and some good neighbor policies.
Today, May 30th, we had a series of debates over the Bush Doctrine. The Bush Doctrine the United States' foreign policy. It stated that the US will strike an enemy first if they're suspected of holding weapons of max destruction or if they threaten anyone; they would act alone if necessary, and they would spread their ideas. Most people in our class agreed that this is a bad policy; it leads to more war and bad relations, and the people might not want or need our help.
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