USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Promoting freedom and democracy and protecting human rights around the world are central to U.S. foreign policy. The values captured in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in other global and regional commitments are consistent with the values upon which the United States was founded centuries ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -American foreign affairs shifted dramatically at the end of the 19th century, as the United States began taking on a more active role in global affairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Americans become more interested in foreign affairs in the late 1800s? By the late 1800s, technology had advanced enough to make the world smaller and better connected. Trade especially benefited from this, as it was now easy to trade with the whole world and to influence markets that are far away.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Making the world safe for democracy” has been the goal of American foreign policy since World War I. After World War II, American policy sought to limit communism through containment. Between 1970 and 1989, the United States shifted to a view of the world as multipolar.