FDR Foreign Policy

When Roosevelt entered office, his main goals focused on pushing America through recovery from the Great Depression. However, Roosevelt also had a strong international focus. He believed that the issues of the United States could be addressed by having a strong international agenda. For example, Roosevelt believed that the Great Depression could have been avoided if there were stronger ties with foreign markets rather than weaker ones which were a result of President Hoover. Roosevelt saw that the shift from isolation to interconnection must be conquered slowly as the WWI still held a presence in the minds of the American people. He also tied his New Deal policies into foreign affairs. After his first 100 days, Roosevelt expanded American ties with the rest of the world. He met with Soviet Union diplomats and created friendly relations. He saw this outreach as benefiting American trade. As most nations could not gain access to the Soviet Union, Roosevelt was able to form an agreement to grant Americans access to buy and sell within their markets. He also created the Good Neighbor Policy to ease tension in Latin America. This also opened markets to America while building international ties. Applying New Deal ideas to foreign affairs was strongest when Roosevelt passed the Reciprocal Trade Agreement. This decreased tariffs in the United States if trade partners agreed to do the same. Although Roosevelt needed a strong domestic policy to bring the United States back from the Great Depression, he also used strong foreign policy to aid this. 




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