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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Label	Occurrences
Good Neighbor Policy	5
Good Neighbor policy canonical	4
Good Neighbor	1
Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America	1
Good Neighbor policy beginnings toward Latin America	1
Good Neighbor policy cultural initiatives	1
Good Neighbor policy era Hollywood films	1
Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America	1
U.S. Good Neighbor policy	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Good Neighbor policy
Context triple: [Cordell Hull, notableWork, Good Neighbor policy]

A. Alliance for Progress
The Alliance for Progress was a U.S.-led Cold War initiative launched in the early 1960s to promote economic development and social reform in Latin America as a way to counter communist influence.
B. Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
C. Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a U.S. Cold War policy announced in 1957 that pledged American economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting armed aggression or communist influence.
D. Hallstein Doctrine
The Hallstein Doctrine was a Cold War-era West German foreign policy that refused diplomatic relations with any country (except the USSR) that recognized East Germany as a sovereign state.
E. Nixon Doctrine
The Nixon Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy announced in 1969 that emphasized supporting allies with aid and arms rather than committing large numbers of American ground troops, particularly in Asia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Good Neighbor policy
Target entity description: 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.

A. Alliance for Progress
The Alliance for Progress was a U.S.-led Cold War initiative launched in the early 1960s to promote economic development and social reform in Latin America as a way to counter communist influence.
B. Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy in the 1980s that aimed to roll back Soviet influence by providing support to anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
C. Eisenhower Doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a U.S. Cold War policy announced in 1957 that pledged American economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting armed aggression or communist influence.
D. Hallstein Doctrine
The Hallstein Doctrine was a Cold War-era West German foreign policy that refused diplomatic relations with any country (except the USSR) that recognized East Germany as a sovereign state.
E. Nixon Doctrine
The Nixon Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy strategy announced in 1969 that emphasized supporting allies with aid and arms rather than committing large numbers of American ground troops, particularly in Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

Cordell Hull → notableWork → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

Pan-Americanism → relatedTo → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

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

Roosevelt administration → notablePolicy → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

Sumner Welles → knownFor → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy toward Latin America

Herbert Hoover administration → foreignPolicy → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

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

Saludos Amigos → partOf → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor policy cultural initiatives

Saludos Amigos → associatedWithPolicy → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

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

Monroe Doctrine → influenced → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

Benjamin Sumner Welles → notableWork → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America

Down Argentine Way (1940 film) → partOf → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

subject surface form: Down Argentine Way

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor policy era Hollywood films

Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs → follows → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

Good Neighbour policy → slogan → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

subject surface form: Good Neighbor policy

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor

United States occupation of Nicaragua → relatedTo → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

United States–Latin America trade → historicallyLinkedTo → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine → followedBy → Good Neighbor policy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

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