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Calvin Coolidge Foreign Policy
Calvin Coolidge was the President of the United States during one of the most turbulent times in human history, the early 20th century, when the world was going through the after effects of the First World War, and inching towards economic depression. |
He took office in 1923 with the viewpoint of isolation. But he could not always keep up this statement during his term when U.S. Marines were sent to Nicaragua to negotiate a compromise.
He was not an isolationist, and did not completely oppose the idea of joining the League of Nations (LON), but eventually did not lead US to become a part of LON as well as the Permanent Court Of International Justice, the Senate expressing reservations.
Coolidge’s most known initiative in terms of foreign policy was the Kellogg-Briand Pact that renounced war as the instrument for solving disputes between nations. But this Pact eventually failed there was no body to enforce the Pact on the international community.
Coolidge’s foreign policy involved ignoring the Soviet Union that was but a continuation of the previous government’s administrative policy. His government also supported the Mexican government in spite of the rebels and lifted the ban on the country to use arms.
He was also the only US President to have visited Cuba when he represented US at the Pan American Conference in Havana.
Coolidge also continued the previous President, Harding’s policy to negotiate with payment deferral, lower interest rates along with terms regarding foreign debts. His administration also encouraged to give private loans to other nations to help in financial problems.
In case of China too, Coolidge did not support foreign nations that impaired the Chinese dominion to enjoy special rights; instead actively discouraging military intervention by those nation and reduced the special treaty rights of foreign countries.
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