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Mexican-American War
-Texas breaks from Mexico and asks to be a U.S. state
-U.S. tries to buy New Mexico (which is present day New Mexico, Arizona and California)
-Mexico refuses to sell and border incident leads to war
-U.S. wins
-Important step toward achieving Manifest Destiny
-Character of U.S. involvement: military -
Gold Rush
-California becomes a U.S. state
-Population of California grew to 100,000
-It was an important step toward achieving Manifest Destiny
-Character of U.S. involvement: economic -
Chile
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Spanish-American War
-McKinley ordered naval blockade of Cuba
-Spain declared war on U.S.
-Spanish naval force was defeated
-A cease fire was ordered
-U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, the Phillippines and Hawaii
-Character of U.S. expanision: military -
U.S. Role in Puerto Rico
-U.S. wanted to acquire Puerto Rico because of its strategic location in the Carribean
-Military invasion and the Treaty of Paris brought the island under American control
-This resulted in improved transportation and sanitation
-Developed public health and education but limited the freedom of the Puerto Ricans
-U.S. established a civil government in Puerto Rico under U.S. control
-Puerto Rico was not given statehood
-Puerto Ricans pushed to end the colonial status
-U.S. involvment: political -
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Monroe Doctrine
-Theodore Roosevelt introduced Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
-Provided support for U.S. expansion on North America
-U.S. pledged to avoid involvement in European affairs
-Character of U.S. involvement: economic & military -
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China Open Door Policy
-John Hay proposed an open market and equal trade
-It became the official U.S. policy of the far East in the first half of the 20th century
-Hay sent first Open Door Note to countries interested in China
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Boxer Rebellion
-Anti-foregin movement
-Empress Dowager Cixi supported it
-Empress ordered all foreigners, Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians to be killed
-It weakened the Qing Dynasty's power
-U.S. tried to suppress rebellion because of large amount of American ships and troops in the Philippines at the time
-Boxer Rebellion made it necessary to maintain a strong presence in the far East
-Character of U.S. involvement: military -
Cuba
-McKinley administration moved toward permitting a Cuban government and withdrawing U.S. troops
-McKinley called a Cuban convention to make a constitution under leadership of General Leonard Wood
-Constitution restricted suffrage on property and education which left few Cubans with voting rights
-Character of U.S. involvment: military and political -
Platt Amendment
-introduced to Congress by senator Orville Platt
-Restricted Cuba's foreign policy and commercial relations
-Demanded that Cuba sell or lease lands to the U.S. for coaling or naval stations
-U.S. accepted amendment and ratified a tariff that gave a preference over Cuban sugar in the U.S. and protection to select U.S. products in the market
-Character of U.S. involvment: economic and military -
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Panama Canal
-U.S. promised Panama money and independence
-Created to ship goods quickly
-Major foreign policy achievement for the U.S.
-Canal cost America $375 million dollars
-Many workers (about 22,000) died from malaria and yellow fever
-Character of U.S. involvement: economic -
Colombia
-Military intervention -
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Russo-Japanese War
-Caused by Russian and Japanese dispute over Manchuria
-Japanese defeated Russia at Port Arthur
-In 1905 both wanted to end the war
-U.S. sided with Japan because U.S. believed the Japanese were justly fighting Russian aggression
-Theodore Roosevelt worried if Japan drove Russia out entirely it would have consequences to U.S. interests
-Roosevelt made a peace agreement-Treaty of Portsmouth
-Character of U.S. involvement: political -
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Military and Administrative Intervention In the Dominican Republic
-U.S. began to administer the Dominican Republic's customs agency using it to pay off the republic's European creditors who threatened to collect debts
-Character to U.S. involvment: military and economic -
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Nicaragua
-Occupation -
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Haiti
-Occupation -
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Dominican Republic Occupation
-Thousands of troops in Dominican Republic
-Legal reforms
-U.S. influence on culture
-Character of U.S. involvement: military -
More Freedom to Puerto Rico
-America grants citizenship and political rights to Puerto Ricans
-The island was still not included as part of the U.S.
-Characteristic of U.S. involvment: political
