Territories -Hawaii American planters had organized the overthrow of the monarchy -Philippines War erupts over Philippine desire to be independent William H. Taft was first governor Becomes independent Nation -Puerto Rico became a territory of the U.S. and its people became citizens in 1917
Cuban Intervention -Teller Amendment guaranteed Cuban Independence -Platt Amendment gives U.S. certain interests in Cuba naval base
1899-1900 Boxer Rebellion Led by Chinese Empress (Cixi) Anti-foreigner (Nativist) uprising Christians killed and diplomats Attacked in Beijing (Peking) http://youtu.be/AayYzeW4E3o US combines with Japan, Germany, France, Britain, etc… to defeat the Boxers.
-Open Door Policy Notes John Hay: Sec of State (Mck) Asian Interests -Spheres of Influence in China: France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and Russia…. Policy keeps US out of China -Open Door Policy Notes John Hay: Sec of State (Mck) Asked for access to China -1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War Roosevelt is arbitrator
Panama Canal -Panama is part of Colombia -U.S. tries to negotiate a canal treaty -Colombia refuses -Panama has a revolution backed by the U.S. -10 years of construction followed thousands died of accidents and disease to build the canal -Roosevelt’s Big Stick Foreign Policy
Panama Canal -Panama is part of Colombia -U.S. tries to negotiate a canal treaty -Colombia refuses -Panama has a revolution backed by the U.S. -10 years of construction followed thousands died of accidents and disease to build the canal -Roosevelt’s Big Stick Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy -Monroe Doctrine basis of U.S. policy -Roosevelt Corollary- -U.S. will be only nation to intervene (Big Stick Politics) -Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy -U.S. will use financial policies to influence -Wilson’s Missionary Diplomacy -U.S. refuses to negotiate with “illegal” gov’ts
Impact of Imperialism -U.S. is now a world power -debate over the moral and ethical idea of imperialism -anti-U.S. feelings around the world Philippines Latin America Mexico Pancho Villa