us foreign policy by 1914. worldwide influence
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US foreign policy by 1914
US foreign policy by 1914
US foreign policy by 1914
•Worldwide influence
US foreign policy by 1914
•Worldwide influence
• Economically motivated
US foreign policy by 1914
•Worldwide influence
• Economically motivated
• Limited military engagement
The Monroe Doctrine: 1823“The American continents, bythe free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”
- Monroe DoctrineJames Monroe, 1758-1831
The Monroe Doctrine: 1823
The Monroe Doctrine: 1823
• Established:
• Independent US foreign policy
The Monroe Doctrine: 1823
• Established:
• Independent US foreign policy
• Aim of ending the extension of European influence in Western Hemisphere
The Monroe Doctrine: 1823
• Established:
• Independent US foreign policy
• Aim of ending the extension of European influence in Western Hemisphere
• Foundation for US intervention
The Spanish-American War (1898)
The Spanish-American War (1898)
The Treaty of Paris: 1898The Treaty of Paris: 1898
Cuba freed from Spanish rule.
Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the island ofGuam.
The U. S. paid Spain$20 million for thePhilippines.
The U. S. became“an imperial power”
The Open Door Policy: 1900
The Open Door Policy: 1900
Secretary John Hay.
Gave all nations equalaccess to trade in China.
Guaranteed that China would NOT be taken over by any one foreign power.
TheOpen Door
Policy
TheOpen Door
Policy
The Boxer Rebellion: 1900
The Boxer Rebellion: 1900
Society of Righteous & Harmonious Fists
2,500 US troops involved in suppression
Dominican Republic default, 1903
Dominican Republic default, 1903
- Unable to pay money owed on $40 million in loans.
- European nations threatened to intervene.
- US President Roosevelt announced that under the Monroe Doctrine , the US could not allow foreign nations to intervene in Latin America.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: 1904The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: 1904
Chronic wrongdoing… may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power .
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905
Treaty of Portsmouth: 1905
Treaty of Portsmouth: 1905
Nobel Peace Prize for TeddyNobel Peace Prize for Teddy
US Economy by 1900
Foreign Trade in oil, 1870-1914
Commercial/Business Interests
Commercial/Business Interests
U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908
U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908
Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy”: 1909
- US President, 1909-1913
- American economy needed opportunities for further growth
- Intervention and loans in Asia and Latin America
U. S. Global Investments &Investments in Latin America,
1914
U. S. Global Investments &Investments in Latin America,
1914
Improve financialopportunities for American businesses.
Use private capital tofurther U. S. interestsoverseas.
Therefore, the U.S. should create economic and political stability abroad in ways that would best promote America’s commercial interests.
U. S. Interventions in Latin America: 1898-1920s
U. S. Interventions in Latin America: 1898-1920s
Military/Strategic InterestsMilitary/Strategic Interests
Alfred T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783
Alfred T. Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783
Our “Sphere of Influence”Our “Sphere of Influence”