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03.01 Isolationism, Intervention, and Imperialism: Assignment

From 1848 to 1849, Hungary fought for independence against the Austrian Empire. The Hungarians were able to win the revolution therefore becoming independent from the Austrian Empire. The United States declines to give aid to Hungarian patriots in 1849 is an example of isolationism. The definition of isolationism is a policy of refraining from involvement in global affairs. Well the US did not take part in helping the Hungarian patriots in their fight for independence therefore meaning refraining from involvement in global affairs.
The US did not want to be involved in matters outside their country because it did not affect them so felt there was no need for them to be involved. Also, they wanted to use their energy to focus on themselves as they were trying to expand …show more content…

In 1895, Japan took over a large part of China and so did the Europeans in the late 1890s due to China’s leaders’ lack of power to control their nation by opening up its doors for them to trade and them taking an advantage of it. Many of the US business and government leaders worried they were not give equal opportunity to trade with them so they proposed the Open Door Policy with China. The policy stated all nations will be allowed to trade freely in and with China. Europeans this to be the benefit of the US and would take away their power in China so they did not accept. Later European accepted the Open Door Policy after more than 200 foreigners were killed in the Boxer Rebellion.
The Open Door Policy is an intervention. The definition of intervention is involvement by a foreign power in the affairs of another nation, typically to achieve the stronger power's aims. The US intervened China’s foreign affairs by allowing any nations to trade freely with them without their consent to gain more resources from their land ultimately for the greater growth of power of their

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