U.S expansionism

By zitlalyg11

  • Acquisition of Hawaii

    Acquisition of Hawaii
    *Queen Liliuokalani--
    -Had control over island
    -Opposed U.S control over island
    -Over trown help of U.S Marines
    *American owned land with sugar cane and pineapple plantations.
    *Sold sugar duty/tax free to the U.S. and leased Pearl Harbor (naval base) to the U.S. Under President McKinley, Hawaii was annexed.

  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    *Policy giving the U.S. equal access to trading rights in China.

  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary
    *The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the *Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03.

  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy
    *It was a policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence.

  • Panama Canal

    *The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
    *The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.