America Expands Overseas The United States began to abandon its Isolationist foreign policy created by Monroe Doctrine
Reasons For Expansion US companies needed new markets to sell their products US wanted to create an overseas empire
Creating An International Market
True “Global Economy” Growth in international trade that occurred from the late 1800s to World War I Led by US
Open Door Policy Secretary of State John Hay policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China
Open Door Policy Urged all foreigners to obey Chinese laws and customs
Dollar diplomacy President Taft urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America.
Dollar diplomacy He promised that the US military would step in if political unrest threatened their investments.
US Expansion – Latin America
Spanish-American War US went to war with Spain for control of Cuba War easily won by US
Results of Spanish- American War Cuba became a free independent nation with alliances to US US annexed Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam (Asia) from Spain
Panama Canal President Theodore Roosevelt wanted a shorter route around the world “Encouraged” Panama’s independence from Colombia
Panama Canal Made a deal to build a canal through Panama Cut travel time around South America in half
US Expansion – Asia & Pacific
Alaska Bought from Russia in 1867
Acquisition of Hawaii US needed a re- fueling station and military base in the Pacific Ocean Wanted to protect trading ships in Pacific
Acquisition of Hawaii US Supported a revolution to get rid of Hawaiian Monarchy US annexed Hawaii in 1898
Purpose Of Expansionism US wanted to sell all their technology and products around the world US wanted to establish an empire in the Western Hemisphere