American Imperialism Asia & Latin America
Japan 1854 Adm. Matthew Perry Forced opening of Japan’s markets
Midway Islands 1859 Western most Hawaiian island Uninhabited atoll Coaling station
Alaska & Hawaii William Seward Expansion in the Pacific Alaska (1867) Seward’s Folly/ Seward’s Ice box Expansion in the Pacific Hawaii Queen Lililuokalani 1898
China & the Open Door Policy Spheres of Influence
China John Hay: Open Door Policy The Boxer Rebellion Agreement?
Panama 1902…TR purchased the French owned Panama Canal Company Colombia rejected the plan TR’s “Big Stick” policy… help the Panamanians get independence from Colombia Panama-US Protectorate
Presidential Policies Roosevelt Corollary: US is an “international police power” in Latin America
Dollar Diplomacy Wm. Howard Taft “substituting dollars for bullets” Encourage US investment in Latin America Encourage economic and banking stability Actually, used force more often than TR
Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy To promote “human rights, national integrity, and opportunity” Extremely paternalistic toward LA Intervened in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mexico