US foreign policy during the 1900s

Question 1

when was the Roosevelt Corollary?

Answer 1

it was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine implemented
by President Roosevelt in 1904.

Question 2

what did the Roosevelt Corollary do?

Answer 2

USA had the right to
intervene in the affairs of the countries of Latin America. It was designed
to protect US interests and it was a clear illustration that the Western

Hemisphere was the USA’s sphere of influence.

Question 3

what were the events around the building of the panama canal?

Answer 3

• the New Panama Canal Company reached an agreement with American for the US government pay $40 million.
• Panama declared independence in November 1903 after US supported revolt for independence from Columbian rule
• agreement was then formed between the USA and Panama giving the USA the rights to build and indefinitely administer the Panama Canal Zone in return for $10 million

Question 4

when was the panama canal built?

Answer 4

Work began in 1907 and the canal was completed in 1914.

Question 5

why was the the Root-Takahira Agreement signed?

Answer 5

US felt
threatened by the growth of Japan’s navy, as well as Japan’s ambitions in China + the Japanese defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese war of
1904-05.

Question 6

what was the Root-Takahira Agreement

Answer 6

the Root-Takahira Agreement was that the two countries (japan and US) must respect each other’s
interests in China and must maintain the current situation in the Pacific.

Question 7

when was the Root-Takahira Agreement?

Answer 7

1908