An Overview Of An Overview Of U.S. Foreign U.S. Foreign

PolicyPolicy

From Hayes to WilsonFrom Hayes to Wilson

U.S. gradually became imperialist

1877-1881 Hayes Admin. Foreign policy geared toward:

Finding markets for surplus goodsGaining access to raw materialsExploiting opps. for overseas invest.

Euros preferred territorial colonialism U.S. preferred market expansion w/out liability of military occupation

U.S. not really isolationist 1882-1887 - Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland

Policies focused on expansion of trade & protection of foreign markets

1883 - construction of new steel ships 1887 - acquisition of Pearl Harbor, HI U.S. Christian missionaries active throughout world

Regional stability, economic expansion

1887-1892 - Harrison Policies focused on:

Preventing wars in Latin Am. (Chile) Resisting intervention in Caribbean turmoil (Haiti)

Increasing influence in Hawaii 1890 - Alfred T. Mahan & U.S. naval

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U.S. becoming a world playerU.S. becoming a world player

1892-1897 - Cleveland & McKinley Policies focused on:

Cuban Revolution against SpainMediation in border dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela

Protection of trade interests in AsiaAnnexation question in Hawaii

Americanization of the World

1897-1902 - McKinley to T. Roosevelt Spanish-American War (1898)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) Open Door Policy (1899-1900) Pursuit of a canal

TR’s Big Stick Policy Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (1903) Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe

Doctrine U.S. as international cop

Treaty of Portsmouth (1905) Uneasy relations with Japan “Great White Fleet” Algeciras Conference 1906

Taft and Dollar Diplomacy

Taft replaced “big stick” with big dough! Believed U.S. investment in Latin Am. would encourage economic, social, & political stability

Policy failed - little real improvements

Wilson and Moral Diplomacy Wilson denounced imperialism and

dollar diplomacy Advocated advancement of democracy

and capitalism An idealist who visualized world peace In order to achieve his goals, Wilson

often (ironically) resorted to intervention

U.S. Neutrality in Europe gives way to war