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The Purchase of Alaska
In the search for raw materials during the industrialization of the late 19th century, America saw the torn Alaskan territory between Russia and Britain as a chance to induce "New Imperialism". The U.S expanded it's the overall territory by roughly 24%. -
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Use of the Monroe Doctrine
The most important use of the Monroe Doctrine During the late 19th Century was to end the border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. However, it was constantly used to butt-in to other foreign affairs, such as the invasion of Cuba and the Philippians. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Since the early 19th century, the U.S has had affairs in the pacific islands, but never any actual control over the area. However, seeing the islands in an uproar over the poorly-run monarchy of Queen Liliuokalani, and the stress from the outbreak of war in the Philippines, Congress and president McKinley completed the Annexation. This grew the U.S's ability to trans-pacific trade and influence -
Dollar Diplomacy
William Howard Taft adopted the foreign policy, dependant on investors to support American enterprise. This idea of 'Dollar Diplomacy' spread from the U.S into East Asia and Latin America, where the U.S gained financial control, but also started to grow politically, by blocking anti-imperialistic ideals. -
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Panama Canal
The U.S wanted to make a canal to make trade easier, so it induced a revolt to declare Panama an independent country. With the help of the Navy, the revolt was a success and was built. This gained political control over newly-formed Panama, and economic control over the canal itself. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Imperialistic competition between Russia and Japan started an all-out conflict between the two countries. Roosevelt, worried about the possible financial and political destruction to be caused by the conflict, arranged a diplomatic conference between the two. The countries signed, but the Japanese left feeling short of their half of the agreement: the 'Gentlemen's Agreement', which decreased Japanese discriminatory laws in the states, was made to calm relations. -
Platt Amendment
In 1998, the U.S promised to respect Cuba's Sovereignty. However, they kept U.S troops in Cuba until 1901. The Platt Amendment was one of the first steps towards blindly attributing New Imperialism. Although U.S troops were withdrawn according to the amendment, Cuba was required to never sign a treaty with another foreign power, and let the U.S. intervein with Cuban affairs. This lets the U.S. passively control Cuba, gaining resources and power.
