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In terms of foreign policy, the President championed the First Hague Conference using it as a platform to improve relations with likeminded countries. Additionally, the President cited the Monroe Doctrine for guiding policy in the Latin and South American regions. The President notably said: [2]
In the history of United States foreign policy, the Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his 1904 State of the Union Address, largely as a consequence of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
The French Union (French: Union française) was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial empire system, colloquially known as the "French Empire" (Empire français). It was de jure the end of the "indigenous" status of French subjects in colonial areas. It was dissolved in 1958, after the ...
On May 6, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Wallace as chief engineer of the ongoing Panama Canal project. As with the French effort to build the canal before him, malaria, yellow fever, and other tropical diseases plagued the country and further reduced the already depleted workforce. Despite his requests to the contrary, the ...
French colony, 1902–1904. Upper Senegal and Niger part of French West Africa (complete list) – French colony, 1904–1921. French Senegal part of French West Africa (complete list) – French colony, 1848–1960 For details see France under western Europe. French West Africa (complete list) – Federation of colonies, 1895–1958
This French union is the oldest confederation still in existence. April 1895 (United States) American Industrial Union established by former American Railway Union Vice President George W. Howard. The union proves to be short-lived, disappearing in the second half of 1896. [24] June 1895 (United States)
United States president, Barack Obama & the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, praised Hollande's decision to join the operation: "As one of our oldest and closest allies, France is a strong partner in our efforts against terrorism and we are pleased that French and American service members will once again work together on ...