FORIEGN POLICY

Question 1

Progressive imperialism

Answer 1

The USA beliefs are correct so we should spread/imprint them on other countries

Question 2

Need for Markets

Answer 2

Trading it expand economy

Question 3

End of westward expansion

Answer 3

No loner expanding west, going into new directions for expansion

Question 4

Preclusive imperialism

Answer 4

Taking over country’s so nobody can get to the country first

Question 5

The Roosevelt corollary

Answer 5

1904: sanctioned armed intervention in Latin America when it felt necessary to prevent financial and /or political collapse
Used by Roosevelt to have interference in Latin America

Question 6

Samoan foreign policy

Answer 6

In 1872 the Samoan king offered the USA naval base of pago but the USA refused
1898 civil war and USA established a protectorate in Eastern Somoa

Question 7

Hawaiian foreign policy : Sugar

Answer 7

1875 the USA imported Hawaiian sugar duty free and Hawaii became dependent on US economy
1887 USA establishes 1st pacific naval base at pearl harbour
1890s there was 3000 US troops with 90,000 sugar workers living on three Hawaiian islands
In 1890 the McKinley tarried removed duties on raw sugar growers so the Hawaiian growers lost their trading advantage and began to suffer as a result, especially in Cuba
In 1898 the USA annexed Hawaii

Question 8

Putero rico

Answer 8

Under the organic act of 1900 Pierrot rico was administrated by the USA

Question 9

Venezuela

Answer 9

The 1895 USA threaten to send 54 vessels to Venezuela. They then arbitrated between Britain and Venezuela over the Venezuela border

Question 10

The Philippines

Answer 10

1898 the USA purchased the Philippines from Spain for 20 million dollars

Question 11

China:open door policy

Answer 11

First introduced in 1898 US secretary John Hay introduced the open door policy with the first open door note asking states to respect each others trading rights in each others trading rights in china
In 1900 an extension of the open door policy with a second door note stating: asserting the partial trade in all parts of china

Question 12

Japan

Answer 12

1900: the USA banned Japanese’s immigration
Japan defeats Russia in the Russia Japanese war. The USA negotiated the treaty of new Hampshire but Japan wanted a war,
Roosevelt was keen to have a better relationship with Japan so in 1906 the Root-TakaHita agreement was signed. The 2 countries agreed to respect each others interest and maintain current events in the pacific

Question 13

Dominican Repbulic

Answer 13

1903: the republic defaulted on the re-payment of American loans worth 40 million
In 1904 Roosevelt took control of customer revenue of the Dominican Republic, using it to pay off debt

Question 14

Panama

Answer 14

1903: the Panamanians staged a national revolt for independence from the rule of Columbia
1914: Panama Canal built

Question 15

Cuba

Answer 15

1898: the us passed the teller amendment which meant they wouldn’t annex Cuba
1901: congress passed the Platt amendment which gave USA control of Cuban foreign, financial and commercial affairs
1903: Cuba’s final treaty which imposed a new political system on the country and made Cuba economically dependent on the USA
1906: American forces come back to Cuba as a result of unrest that started from the presidential election in 1905
1912: US invades again in Cuba with marines to help the Cuban government down a revolt of former slaves

Question 16

Nicaraguan

Answer 16

1909: Anti-American presidents Jose Santos cancelled the economic privileges previously granted to US mining concerns
1912: US sends 3,000 troops into Nicaraguan to support Diaz