American Involvement In The 21st Century

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I doubt it very much. Most of the countries in the world work in the same way together; there are also importing and exporting now. President Clinton made four trips to Europe last year. This commitment of presidential time and attention underlines an inescapable but little realized fact, the United States has become an European power in a sense that goes beyond traditional stuff of Americas commitment to Europe. In the 21st century, Europe will still need the active, American involvement that has been a necessary component of the continental balance for half a century. Conversely an unstable Europe would still threaten essential national security interests of the United States. This is as true after as it was during the cold war. I do not think that nothing has changed; Western Europe and America must jointly ensure that tolerant democracies become rooted throughout all of Europe and that the seething angry unresolved legacies of the past are away and ahead of us. …show more content…
Although the United States took measures to avoid political and military conflicts across the oceans, it continued to expand economically and protect them. President George Washington had noninvolvement in European wars and politics. American involvement with Europe had brought war in 1917 an unpaid debt throughout the 1920s. Having grown weary with the course of world events, citizens were convinced the most important issues to be tackled was domestic. Foreign policy leaders of the 1930s once again led the country down its good path of isolationism. Leaders of Europe nations hoped to increase trade and stabilize international currencies. Roosevelt sent a bombshell message to the conference refusing the attempt to tie the American dollar to a gold good standard. The conference dissolved with European delegates miffed at the lack of cooperation by the United