Describe and explain the ideologies behind the characteristics of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century American foreign policy. What...

In the late
1800s and early 1900s (up through World War I) there were two main competing ideologies that
informed American foreign policy.  Generally speaking, these were the policies of idealism and
of imperialism.

This period saw the beginning of American overseas
imperialism.  There were many people, such as Theodore Roosevelt and Alfred Thayer Mahan, who
wanted the US to exert power around the globe.  They wanted the US to be a major power in the
world, and this meant having...