FP Unit Evolution of FP (ranking) Early stuff (Mexican, Spanish, Panama) WWI Sides Causes Start and how end is start of 2 WW2 day 1 Treaty of Versailles (from 1) WW2 Day 2 Causes WW2 Day 3 America WW2 Day 4 ending the war with the bomb
Foreign policy The rules a country uses to govern its relationships with other countries
Imperialism When a country seeks to control other countries or territories as in “empire”
Spanish American war “splendid”. So? Puerto Rico and Philippines Cuban independence US “started” to be an empire? (Laures disagrees) McKinley president “started” by Hearst? This has a Treaty of Paris too “leads” to war with Philippines
Spheres of influence foreshadowing
Big stick diplomacy Teddy R Speak softly and carry a big stick
Great white fleet (big stick diplomacy) Teddy sent the new US naval fleet around the world as a show of goodwill ;) How is this an example of BSD?
Panama canal BSD Columbia would not let us build the canal Teddy “supports” a Panamanian rebellion against Columbia (are ships are just offshore) Panama gets its freedom We pay panama for the land to build canal
Monroe doctrine - Teddy corollary In order to keep Europe out of the Americas Teddy and the US would: if a Latin American country became weak and vulnerable we would “Intervene and handle it” For their own good ;l We will take care of the Americas so you don’t have to Gives us and excuse to……
Taft—remember? Dollar diplomacy Dollar diplomacy not big stick (dollars for bullets) that the goal of diplomacy should be to create stability abroad, and through this stability promote American commercial interests. Give us an excuse to…… I guess he was so fat, he got stuck in the tub
Wilson—Moral diplomacy Appoints anti imperialist (Bryan) as S of S “America would never again seek even 1 foot of territory by conquest”
Which is “worse” (when does each happen?) I buy your water bottle? You and I agree to fight and winner gets water bottle? I “make” you fight then take your water bottle? We fight and then I buy your water bottle? You are scared of me staring at you so you give me your water bottle I pay someone else to fight you and then I take your water bottle I “explain” that I know what is good for you and the water bottle so to make the world a better place I will take the water bottle
Give the following a #. Explain 0 =isolationist. 10=interventionist Rev war Treaty of Paris (125) LA purchase (208) Mexican war (308) treaty of Guadalupe (311) Gadsden purchase (312) Map an page 312 for reference Perry sails to Japan (588) map on page 589 Seward’s folly (588) Hawaii (591) Spanish war (592) Treaty of Paris (598) (599-600) Sphere’s of influence/open door policy (602) Teddy’s Nobel prize (603) Great white fleet (603) Big stick diplomacy/panama canal (605-606) Roosevelt corollary to Monroe doctrine (607) Dollar diplomacy (609) Wilson’s moral diplomacy (609)