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The Spanish- American war (1)
-Senator Henry M. Teller -"hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people."
-The Teller Amendment was significant because it convinced Americans that war with Spain was a war for Cuban freedom, not a war to benefit American imperial ambitions. -
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The Spanish- American war (2)
- the “splendid little war” only lasted 10 weeks after America's entrance into the war.
- the war spilled over into the Philippines because cuba wanted a spanish naval in the philippines.
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The Spanish- American war (3)
- a ceasefire was signed on August 12.The war officially ended four months later, when the U.S. and Spanish governments signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. The treaty granted Cubba full independence, spain was forced to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and Spain agreed to sell the Philippines to the united states For 20 million.
- in 1901 the platt amendment was passed calling for the withdrawal of american troops from cuba.
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The Spanish- American war (4)
-Demands by Cuban patriots for independence from Spanish rule made U.S. intervention in Cuba a paramount issue in the relations between the United States and Spain from the 1870s to 1898
-de Lôme was the Spanish minister, a letter he had written to a government official in Havana was published.The private correspondence labeled President McKinley as “a low politician". This public insult pushed McKinley into reconsidering his view of the conflict in Cuba. -
The McKinley Tariff
•Terms of the tariff included the boosting of protective tariff rates of imports to about fifty percent, the reduction of taxes of items with alcohol and tobacco, & the addition of a list of completely tax free items (such as sugar & coffee).
•It shows us that America’s values & main concerns at the time were focused on the country’s economic system. The government wanted more money & therefore imposed a tax on goods that would earn them more, however, causing disruptions from the consumers -
U.S. Involvement in Venezuela
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The passage of the Teller Admendment
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The Annexation of Hawaii
-American businessmen got involved in Hawaii by growing sugar and began to make large profits because of it.
-When King Kalakaua died his sister, Liliuokalani, proposed a new constitution that would restore powers of the monarchy. This angered the white businessmen and they formed a Committee of Safety whose goal was to overthrow the monarchy seeking annexation by the United States.
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Open Door Policy
-Hay’s open door notes were used to secure the international agreement of giving China an equal opportunity for international trade. This policy is important because it outlined the United States foreign policy regarding China and to guarantee equal commerce without letting anyone establish economic power over the nation's international trade. -
Open Door Policy (William Appleton William)
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, one of William A. Williams most famous books shares his ideas on the United States’ foreign policies and how he interprets them. It is shown as the United States as an imperialist power that forces its economic and ideological will around the world. US interest in China reflected William Appleman Williams’ ideas about neo-colonial economic expansion by sharing America’s immense power over westward expansion and how America uses said astronomical capability. -
Open Door Policy (Boxer Rebellion Influence)
The Boxer Rebellion was China’s dissent over foreign powers controlling and spreading western and Japanese ideas in their country. China reacted by killing foreigners which ended up destroying foreign policy. Chinese leaders that were involved in the Boxer Rebellion were to be punished, foreign authority were allowed to station troops in Beijing for their protection, and China was prohibited from bearing arms for 2 years while they repaid reparations to the foreign nations involved. -
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American-Philippine War
- After the Treaty of Paris was signed, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers.
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The Roosevelt Corollary
-The Roosevelt Corollary of 2004 was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine by Theodore Roosevelt after the Venezuela Crisis. It stated that the United States would only intervene as a last resort to make sure that other nations of the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors and did not violate the rights of the united states or invite “foreign aggression to the detriment of the entire body of American nations.” -
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Construction of the Panama Canal
The canal was chosen across Panama specifically because it is the narrowest landmass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Following Spain and France, The United States was interested in shortening the distance between these two oceans after the discovery of gold in California. The canal would reduce the time it took since voyageurs did not have to sail around the southern tip of South America. Ships could make the trip in less than half the time. -
The Roosevelt Corollary (2)
Teddy Roosevelt felt that the addition was necessary because he was afraid that the crisis between Venezuela and its creditors could create an invasion by European powers.
The Impact was that the United States increased their military force to restore stability within the nations of the region. Long term, the Western Hemisphere and Europe’s relations were not changed, but it did provide as justification for The United State’s interference in Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence. President William Howard Taft & Secretary of State Philander C. Knox followed this policy. The goal of the diplomacy was to create stability and order abroad that would best promote American commercial interests. It’s evident in extensive U.S. interventions in the Caribbean and Central America. -
Moral Diplomacy
A form of diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election. The system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation. -
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Mexican Revolution
United States was drawn into the conflict because of its economic ties with Mexico. Woodrow Wilson viewed Huerta as an assassin with no legitimate claim to power. Nine crew members of the USS Dolphin went ashore for supplies in the Mexican port of Tampico. There, they were arrested by soldiers loyal to Huerta.
