1. America Comes of Age (1890-1920)
Lesson 7 The United States Emerges as a World Power

2. America Comes of Age (1890-1920)
Lesson 7 The United States Emerges as a World Power
Learning Objectives
Analyze how economic concerns influenced the Open Door Policy and U.S. relations with Japan.
Examine what happened to Puerto Rico and Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
Analyze the effects of Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy and Taft’s “dollar diplomacy.”
Compare Wilson’s “moral diplomacy” with the foreign policies of his predecessors.

3. America Comes of Age (1890-1920)
Lesson 7 The United States Emerges as a World Power
Key Terms
spheres of influence
John Hay
Boxer Rebellion
Open Door Policy
Russo-Japanese War
“Gentlemen’s Agreement”
Great White Fleet
Foraker Act
Platt Amendment
“big stick” diplomacy
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary
“dollar diplomacy.”
“moral diplomacy”
Francisco “Pancho” Villa

4. U.S. Trade and Intervention in China
As the United States emerged as a world power following the Spanish-American War, American leaders looked to strengthen economic and military interests in Latin America and East Asia. In East Asia, American leaders devised policies to open China and other Asian markets to U.S. producers. Meanwhile, Americans called for a more substantial role in Latin America, viewing the region as the nation's backyard. Increasing influence in both regions brought economic benefits, but also increased international tensions.

5. U.S. Trade and Intervention in China
A Call for Equality in Commerce
The U.S. Intervenes in the Boxer Rebellion
The Open Door Policy

6. U.S. Trade and Intervention in China
Analyze Maps What can you conclude about the influence of the United States in China during the early twentieth century?

7. U.S. Trade and Intervention in China
These U.S. troops in Beijing, China, were part of a multinational force deployed to put down the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

8. Roosevelt Works With Japan
Like the United States, Japan wanted to expand its influence in China. Japan also disapproved of the European “carve-up” of the region. Furthermore, the Japanese took offense to the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria, a region of China that bordered Russia. In February 1904, without a declaration of war, Japan attacked and bottled up Russia’s Pacific fleet stationed at Port Arthur, China. The Japanese followed up on this victory with a series of major land engagements in Manchuria that caused more than 100,000 Russian casualties. However, Japan also suffered heavy losses in the fighting.

9. Roosevelt Works With Japan
Resolving the Russo-Japanese War
Racial Prejudice Affects Foreign Relations
The Great White Fleet Shows Naval Power

10. Roosevelt Works With Japan
The onset of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 provided the United States with an opportunity to increase its role in international affairs by helping to negotiate a peace settlement between Russia and Japan.

11. American Foreign Policy in Latin America
As the United States tentatively asserted its interests in East Asia, Americans called for a more aggressive role in Latin America. American entrepreneurs and government leaders wanted the region to be a sphere of influence from which other great powers were excluded. American influence in Latin America brought obvious benefits to the United States, but it also contributed to anti-American hostility and instability in the region.

12. American Foreign Policy in Latin America
Foreign Policy Decisions in Puerto Rico
Relations with Cuba

13. American Foreign Policy in Latin America
Analyze Maps Describe U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America in the early 1900s.

14. American Foreign Policy in Latin America
Uncle Sam serves a slice of “reciprocity,” a reference to a treaty guaranteeing Cuban access to U.S. economic markets. Analyze Political Cartoons What does this cartoon suggest about U.S.-Cuba relations?

15. “Big Stick” Diplomacy
Upon assuming the presidency after McKinley’s assassination, Theodore Roosevelt promoted a new kind of diplomacy based on America’s success in the Spanish-American War. Beyond determining what would happen to Puerto Rico and Cuba, Roosevelt developed a broader policy for U.S. action in Latin America. Historians have called this Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy since it depended on a strong military to achieve America’s goals. “Big stick” stemmed from the President’s admiration for an old African saying, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”

16. “Big Stick” Diplomacy
Physical and Human Geographic Factors Impact the Panama Canal
American Expansionism Requires an Updated Monroe Doctrine
The Latin American Response
Taft's Foreign Policies Lead to “Dollar Diplomacy”

17. “Big Stick” Diplomacy
A 1904 cartoon critiques American policy in Latin America, with Roosevelt astride the Caribbean Sea toting his proverbial 'big stick.'

18. “Big Stick” Diplomacy
Analyze Maps How did the construction of the Panama Canal benefit long-distance shippers?

19. “Big Stick” Diplomacy
Analyze Information How did U.S. involvement in Latin American economies illustrate 'dollar diplomacy'?

20. Wilson's “Moral Diplomacy”
During the 1912 presidential election campaign, Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson criticized the foreign policies of his Republican predecessors Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. After his election victory, Wilson appointed the anti-imperialist William Jennings Bryan as Secretary of State, which sent a strong message to the American people.

21. Wilson's “Moral Diplomacy”
A New Emphasis on Foreign Policy
Revolution Grips Mexico
Intervention in Mexico

22. Wilson's “Moral Diplomacy”
Contrast How did Roosevelt and Wilson differ in their approach to governing colonial territories?

23. Wilson's “Moral Diplomacy”
U.S. troops in Haiti, here guarding a group of prisoners, invaded in 1915 and remained in the nation for nearly 20 years.

24. Quiz: U.S. Trade and Intervention in China
What motivated the Righteous and Harmonious Fists to begin the Boxer Rebellion?
A. the growing influence of outsiders in China
B. the lack of a Chinese sphere of influence in Britain
C. American attempts to establish colonies in China
D. the absence of trade with the West

25. Quiz: Roosevelt Works With Japan
Why did Theodore Roosevelt receive a Nobel Peace Prize?
A. for convincing China to adopt an Open Door Policy
B. for reducing Japan’s anger via the Gentlemen’s Agreement
C. for negotiating a peace treaty during the Russo-Japanese War
D. for establishing Chinese territories for European trade markets

26. Quiz: American Foreign Policy in Latin America
What happened as a result of the Foraker Act?
A. Puerto Rico was officially annexed to the United States.
B. The United States granted U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans.
C. Puerto Rico defended its right to establish its own government.
D. The United States established a civil government in Puerto Rico.

27. Quiz: “Big Stick” Diplomacy
Why did the United States support the Panamanian rebellion against Columbia?
A. It wanted to build a canal through Panama.
B. It wanted access to raw materials in Panama.
C. It wanted to divide Colombia for trade purposes.
D. It wanted to weaken Colombia’s power in the region.

28. Quiz: Wilson's “Moral Diplomacy”
Which foreign policy did President Wilson promise to employ for Latin America?
A. “dollar diplomacy”
B. “moral diplomacy”
C. “big stick diplomacy”
D. “open door diplomacy”