Part one of term paper
America's founding fathers have always earnestly urged the United States to keep to a of isolationism. Before leaving office, President Washington warned the budding nation of the dangers of entanglements and potentially implicating treaties with other nations. President Jefferson, taking a similar view, refused to take sides in the conflict ...

Part two of term paper
... the western hemisphere in the later half of the 19th century in order to compete with its European rivals. Although ethical motives had some impact on their decision-making, the business-favoring Republican Presidents tended to let economic interests guide their in the period of 1891 to 1914. President McKinley and Cleveland based decisions concerning western (hemisphere) neighbors on moral grounds. Some people believed that the United States had a moral duty, and a Manifest Destiny, or God-given ...