1. Ch. 10 – U.S. Imperialism

2. U.S. Foreign Policy in China U.S. declares “Open Door Policy” in China

3. U.S. Foreign Policy in Cuba U.S. wins independence for Cuba… with strings attached, of course.

4. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Philippines U.S. replaces Spain as colonizing nation.

5. U.S. Foreign Policy in Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship!

6. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Dominican Republic

7. U.S. Foreign Policy in Hawaii

8. U.S. Foreign Policy in Mexico

9. U.S. Foreign Policy in Panama

10. Teddy Roosevelt and “Gunboat Diplomacy” Gunboat Diplomacy is when a country intimidates another by way of military action. Gunboat Diplomacy is often used in reference to Theodore Roosevelt because he used gunboat diplomacy to intimidate the Chinese to open trade with the United States

11. President Theodore Roosevelt, further reinforced, the Monroe Doctrine. Economic problems with Venezuela and the Dominican Republic led to threats of European intervention.

12. In both cases, the United States stepped in to restore order. Roosevelt explained American policy in a 1904 message to Congress. If a nation in the Western Hemisphere is guilty of consistently behaving wrongly, he said, the Monroe Doctrine requires that the United States step in and act “as an international police power.” This policy is known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

13. Dollar Diplomacy President Taft’s foreign policy approach was known as dollar diplomacy. This meant that the United States could help maintain orderly societies in other countries by increasing American investment in foreign economics. These investments tended to increase American intervention in foreign affairs.

14. Moral (Missionary) Diplomacy Wilson believed he could pressure Central/South American nations into seeking a noble, democratic, supportive path. He would refuse to recognize leaders who practiced undemocratic ways (dictators) or those who did not support American ‘interests’ in their country.