Imperialism Era

By UNC_DoubleJ12
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    Declaring War

    The United States came close to declaring war against Germany over Samoa in 1889; against Chile in 1891 over the treatment of U.S. sailors; and against Britain in 1895, over a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Britain.

  • Economy

    Economy
    By 1890, America has the most productive economy in the world, by far.

  • China

    China
    In the late 1800s, the United States also focused its attention on China. This huge nation was rich in resources and offered a potentially large market for American goods. In the 1890s, the United States and other foreign powers watched with inter- est as China and Japan engaged in a war over Korea
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    America Becomes A World Power

    Through the entire Imperialism Era, America was striving to become a world power. And they did eventually achieve that goal.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Signed by Spain and the United States in December 1898, the Treaty of Paris (1898) officially ended the war. Spain gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam. It also sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.”

  • The Open Door Policy

    The Open Door Policy
    First Statement, in 1899, called on foreign nations to allow free trade in China. Although some foreign powers gave vague replies, Hay boldly announced that the Open Door Policy was "final and definitive.”

  • The Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal
    The plan to dig a canal across Central America did not originate with Roosevelt, he nevertheless played a crucial role in its history. In the late 1800s, a French company had tried to link the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama but failed. Afterward, some suggested building a canal through Nicaragua. However, those plans came to nothing. In 1903, the U.S. government bought the Panama route for $40 million.

  • Teddy Roosevelt

    Teddy Roosevelt
    In 1904, Roosevelt formalized this policy in a major address to Congress. He reminded his audience that the Monroe Doctrine was designed to prevent Europeans from interfering in the Americas.

  • Nicaragua

    Nicaragua
    In Nicaragua, for example, the U.S. supported a revolt that brought a pro-U.S. leader into power in 1911. American banks then provided loans to the new government. The govern- ment was corrupt and unpopular, however, and a new revolt broke out in 1912.

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson
    When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1913, he tried to take a moral approach to foreign relations.
    He called this policy Moral Diplomacy.