American Foreighn Policy (1890-1920)

Question 1

What were the causes for American imperialism?

Answer 1

-American economy
-end of frontier meant new horizons
-‘civilising mission’ to raise up non white society from European way

Question 2

Why was there resistance to American imperialism?

Answer 2

Poeple still believed in Monroe doctrine

William Jennings Bryan was an pacifist & leading vote in American anti-imperialist league (1895)

Pacifist included Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie & Samual Gompers

Question 3

What foreign policy developments occurred in Spain, Cuba and Philippines?

Answer 3

-Spanish American war (1898) Cuban nationalists revolted against Spanish rule and gained support from Americans , then they grew stronger from Spanish fierce response

-Theodore Roosevelt led volunteer force in siege of Havana

-Cuba became US control till it became a protectorate (1902)

-Philippine and Porto rico became American colonies

(Americans using it as naval sea power to destroy outdated Spanish fleet to establish milatery control)

(1901) platt amendment claimed to protect Cuba from foreign intervention. [ which was included in 1903 Cuban treaty]

Question 4

What foreign policy’s did Theodore Roosevelt do for in Panama ?

Answer 4

-Panama’s canal development
• Linked Atlantic with Pacific Ocean
• initially was difficult to do but Roosevelt sponsored Panamanian separatists which forced Columbians to accept independent republic of Panama

Leading to build panamal Canal Zone under American regulations

(16 US war ships sent on world tour to show value of panamal canal)

Question 5

What other foreign policy’s did Theodore Roosevelt do?

Answer 5

(1904-1905) Russo-Japanese war
- Roosevelt offered mediation to end war and agree a peace treaty in New Hampshire (1905)

-(1903) settled Alaska boundaries dispute

-Roosevelt corollary

Question 6

What is the Roosevelt Corollary?

Answer 6

US had the right to exercise international police power if there was flagrant cases of wrong doing

(Became an amendment to the monroe doctrine)

Question 7

What were included in tafts foreign policy?

Answer 7

{Dollar diplomacy}

Avoiding direct intervention using American financial power
(1909) bought debts of Honduras to establish financial control,

also was similarly used in Nicaragua but failed as revolts took place in (1914)