Chapter 10 section 3 A New Foreign Policy Chapter 10 section 3

The Panama Canal needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. French company had tried to build canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.

Negotiations with Colombia for rights to canal zone. The U.S. supported a revolt by rebels in Panama to gain independence from Colombia. The U.S. later paid Colombia $25 million for the loss of Panama; Colombia recognized Panama’s independence. Now U.S. negotiated with PANAMA, not Colombia, to build the canal. Legacy of ill will in Latin America.

Panama Canal Zone

Building the Panama Canal Dr. William C. Gorgas, from Mobile, was enlisted to fight the war on malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes.

Roosevelt Corollary Roosevelt Corollary to the MONROE DOCTRINE… said that the U.S. would act as an international police force against any nations threatening the interests of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT negotiated a treaty to end the Russo-Japanese war THEODORE ROOSEVELT negotiated a treaty to end the Russo-Japanese war. The real purpose was to prevent this war from disrupting American trade through the Open Door Policy in China. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize.

TR’s Big Stick Policy Foreign policy Roosevelt’s view of American foreign policy to use our military strength when protecting American interests abroad.

William Howard Taft’s foreign policy was Dollar Diplomacy. U.S. would provide investments in foreign countries to fight poverty and disorder that often caused revolutions

Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy was “moral diplomacy”. In Mexico, the United States was interested in protecting American companies’ investments in Mexico and often supported leaders who were favorable to U.S. interests without protecting the best interests of Mexico (oil companies)

Anti-imperialist arguments A moral and political argument: Expansionism rejected our nation’s founding principle of “liberty for all.” A racial argument: Imperialism was just another form of racism. An economic argument: Expansion involved too many costs. Maintaining the armed forces required more taxation, debt, and possibly even compulsory, or required, military service. In addition, laborers from other countries would compete for jobs with U.S. workers.

Pro-imperialist arguments Imperialism offered a new kind of frontier for American expansion. A new international frontier would keep Americans from losing their competitive edge. Access to foreign markets made the economy stronger. In 1907, President Roosevelt sent the Great White Fleet, part of the United States Navy, on a cruise around the world to demonstrate U.S. naval power to other nations. American citizens clearly saw the advantages of having a powerful navy.

Great White Fleet Route of Great White Fleet