Good Neighbor policy

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United States foreign policy doctrine diplomatic policy

The Good Neighbor policy was a U.S. foreign policy approach in the 1930s–40s that emphasized non-intervention and cooperative relations with Latin American countries.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States foreign policy doctrine → diplomatic policy →
aimedAt	countering Axis influence in the Western Hemisphere → improving U.S.–Latin American relations → reducing anti-American sentiment in Latin America → securing hemispheric solidarity →
announcedBy	President Franklin D. Roosevelt → surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
announcedIn	1933 inaugural address →
appliesTo	Caribbean → Latin America →
characterizedBy	abrogation of the Platt Amendment → non-intervention pledge at the 1936 Buenos Aires Conference → renegotiation of U.S.–Cuba relations → withdrawal of U.S. Marines from Haiti → withdrawal of U.S. Marines from Nicaragua →
coordinatedBy	Nelson Rockefeller →
corePrinciple	non-interference → non-intervention in internal affairs of Latin American states → reciprocal trade agreements → respect for sovereignty →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
criticizedFor	maintaining U.S. economic dominance → not fully ending political interference →
endTime	circa 1945 →
followedBy	Cold War containment policy in Latin America →
formulatedBy	Roosevelt administration → surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt administration"
hasAlternativeName	Good Neighbour policy →
historicalContext	Great Depression → World War II →
implementedBy	Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs → United States Department of State → surface form: "U.S. Department of State"
influenced	Organization of American States → Pan-Americanism → Inter-American system → surface form: "inter-American system"
languageOfName	English →
legalBasis	Inter-American treaties of the 1930s → Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States →
mainFocus	cooperative relations → cultural diplomacy → economic cooperation → non-intervention →
precededBy	Big Stick diplomacy → surface form: "Big Stick policy" Dollar diplomacy →
replacedPolicyOf	unilateral U.S. military intervention in Latin America →
startTime	1933 →
supportedBy	many Latin American governments →
usedTool	Hollywood films → cultural exchange programs → radio broadcasts → trade agreements →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saludos Amigos → associatedWithPolicy → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "U.S. Good Neighbor policy"

Herbert Hoover administration → foreignPolicy → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "Good Neighbor policy beginnings toward Latin America"

Monroe Doctrine → influenced → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "Good Neighbor Policy"

Sumner Welles → knownFor → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America"

Roosevelt administration → notablePolicy → Good Neighbor policy →

Cordell Hull → notableWork → Good Neighbor policy →

Institute of Inter-American Affairs → partOf → Good Neighbor policy →

Saludos Amigos → partOf → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "Good Neighbor policy cultural initiatives"

Pan-Americanism → relatedTo → Good Neighbor policy →

this entity surface form: "Good Neighbor Policy"