Students will Explain the major foreign policies during US expansion

Expansion and World Power Pt 4 Foreign Policies

Foreign Policy Foreign Policy- a country’s policies towards other countries US was isolationist for years- didn’t get involved with any other countries During Expansion, US gets more involved with other countries Each president of this time has their own foreign policy What examples of the US getting involved with other countries have we recently talked about?

U.S. didn't have any chance to trade with China Pres. McKinley declared an "Open Door" Policy All nations (Europe/US) have an equal chance of trading with China William McKinley Open Door Policy in China: wanted to be able to trade in China European countries each had claim on a “sphere” of China (a part of China) that they traded in. The US wanted in! Pres. McKinley proposed the Open Door Policy that said, “Let’s all share!” Didn’t ask China what they wanted- we just did it Led to Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against Western

Japan Japan- had been isolated and closed off for 300 years US sees it as an opportunity to trade/sell stuff Sends Commodore Matthew Perry to get them to trade with us- has his guns to help convince them- they don’t really have an option How did the US’s involvement in Asia change during this period?

Theodore Roosevelt Big Stick Diplomacy His favorite saying was “speak softly and carry a big stick” Meant be ready to take action if necessary Big Stick = big military/navy Wanted a powerful navy- called The Great White Fleet

Roosevelt Corollary- Roosevelt’s statement that was added to Monroe Doctrine Monroe Doctrine- told Europe to stay out of Latin American affairs in 1823 100 years later, Roosevelt added on to it and said that the US would deal between Europe and Latin Americas If Europe had a problem in Latin America, they needed to ask us- they shouldn’t intervene themselves Made US “international police” of Western Hemisphere Roosevelt Corollary: said we would get involved (with force) where we felt necessary in Latin America; made everyone else mad Developed policy of US intervening (getting involved) in Latin America

What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on US involvement in Latin America?

William Taft Dollar Diplomacy: Encouraged investments in Latin America Banks gave loans to countries to develop communication, transportation, businesses Would send troops if they didn’t repay on time Ex: US bankers wanted control of Nicaragua’s railroads, banks, and import taxes b/c they didn’t pay back their loan on time; when they wouldn’t let us, Taft sent in the Marines Would keep Europe away- we would lend them money so that Europe wouldn’t Latin America didn’t like it b/c our forceful nature for collecting money US ended up losing money Why did Dollar Diplomacy upset many Latin American nations?

Woodrow Wilson Moral Diplomacy Also called “Watchful Waiting” Wanted to be different than previous presidents- didn’t want to be a “bully” US would only intervene when there was a “moral” situation Didn’t work as planned- still sent troops to Latin America to protect US interests Intervened in Mexico, Caribbean, Latin America- to protect American interests Made Latin Americans mad Purchased the Virgin Islands Mexico just had violent revolution- Wilson didn’t recognize their new government- “watchful waiting” Pancho Villa led rebel troops to kill Americans in New Mexico- tried to catch him, but then we got involved in WWI- so we had to focus on that

Big Idea What motivated the US to adopt the foreign policies of the early 20th century? (Why did they do these things?)