Who in your opinion was the first American President to globalize America?

Question

When was the first time America physically got involved in foreign affairs and foreign wars outside the established continental US?

I think it was Teddy Roosevelt.

Answer 1

Way earlier, like, Jefferson. We were having trouble playing with others as early as 1801... Remember that line from the Marine Corps Anthem--"From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli":

"Tripoli, again, witnessed an unpleasant event which Occurred between (1801 and 1804) for which, I Presume is worthy of record because it has become a part of its struggle for freedom and independence.

After the War of independence, the United States of America, having at the time of 1790 no warships, had been unable, as they say to protect her merchant fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. Because of this privation, America had to pay an anual ''ransom " to tour African Arab Muslim states of which Tripoli was the easternmost under the karamanly's rule in 1801, so as to ensure the protection of her ships sailing through the Mediterranean Sea. But the U.S.A. refused to execute the payment of such a right tax levied by the sovereign states concerned on the passage of all foreign ships, the cause of which war broke out between Tripoli under the title of Karamanlys and the U.S.A. (Under Jefferson Administration). It lasted four years.

By this time the U.S.A. had built six frigates. One of these Warships, the "Philadelphia" foundered on the rocks in Tripoli Port The Libyan seized her while she was tendered immovable and turned her guns on the other American warships. It thus became necessary for the Americans to try to destroy the guns of the U.S. ship "Philadelphia". A captured Libyan Vessel, renamed the "intrepid" set out in February 1804 with 80 volunteers wit the order to sink the Philadelphia. In September of the same year, the vessel "Intrepid" sailing into port loaded with gun-powder tried to explode it amidst the Tripolitanian fleet. But the American mission failed because the ship was quickly spotted by the Libyans and gunshots from their Vessels made the "Intrepid" explode before it could realize its task.

The crew was killed. Five of the American sailers have been buried in a little cemetery near the port of Tripoli. The karamanlys' rule however ceased alter more than one century (1711-1835); which then followed by the second Ottoman era (1835-1911). The Turkish domination also ended after the Italian Libyan War of 1911-12."

Answer 2

Shortly after the Revolution, Americans sent Marines to attack the Barberry Coast because it was being used as a safe haven by pirates. The war of 1812 was started because of the tendency for the British to engage in the policy of inpressment on the High Seas! The most famous is perhaps Linclon sending Admiral Perry to force a European trade venue on Japan which in turn sparked civil war and had issues that continued right up to the 2nd World War!

Answer 3

Your question is confusing as all Presidents have been involved in foreign affairs and wars. It started with the Revolution even before there were Presidents. The next "action" included coastal attacks and invasion of Washington, D.C. by Britain in 1814 with James Madison in charge.

"Globalize America," infers other actions.

Teddy Roosevelt was a "Globalizer" for sure, but he wasn't the first. "T.R" sent the "Great White Fleet" to the east and promoted a revolution in Columbia to create Panama to gain land for his canal. The reason for the canal was "quick access" to either ocean by his battleships. His motto was, "Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick." The "stick" was his fleet and he wanted every country to know that the US was ready for business in the global market.

Before TR was William McKinley who expanded US territory as a result of the Spanish American War. He truly set up a global community with the addition of The Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico and even a puppet gov't in Cuba. These acquisitions set up fueling stations for the fleet and cargo ships in the future.

* Adams and Jefferson were interested in trade protection against pirates. They weren't interested in taking over foreign governments.

The only early expansion globally was not really expansion. Liberia was set up during James Monroe's Presidency as a result of the question of "what to do" with freed African-American slaves. It started as a colony with England's but was quickly changed to a separate republic. He was important to our foreign affairs by "standing firm" against Spain, England, France and Russian ideas of further colonization in the Americas.


Real answer...William McKinley, because his administration was "the first to get involved in Globalization." He put the pieces in place but didn't live to achieve what later happened under TR.

Answer 4

John Adams- "The shores of Triopoli..." If the Barbary Pirates were around nowadays, there would likely be pro-prirate demonstrators.

Answer 5

I agree. Theodore brought the US to its coming out party.