*Old vs. New Diplomacy the Old Diplomacy Non-interventionist- we don't get in on anything, Isolationist- we would act alone New is from 1800- 1900
*Main powers in the late 1800's
US purchase of Alaska - William Seward wanted to buy it and they called it Seward's Icebox
US taking of Hawaii - they were a monarchy before we bought the land. We wanted it because of torists went there and they were making missionaries converting them to Christians and Sugar cane. The Queen wanted to give the Hawaiians
Spanish-American War-
-Causes - We noticed that the Cubans were breaking out against the Spanish. The Cubans were put into concentration camps
-battles/famous people involved -
-Results/Treaty - Treaty of Paris we got control of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Philippines
US Control of Puerto Rico -we tried to make them into something like us and it wasn't finished
US Control of Cuba - the teller amendment was added to the declaration of war so that cuba would keep their independents. The plaid amendment gave us the right to intervene to preserve cuban independence and stability with this amendment
US Control of Philippines - the Philippines fought us because we wanted there land and they thought they would give them indepentant
Open Door Policy in China - It was were that there was a free trade with china
Boxer Rebellion in China - the Chinese people fought back against the Europeans and they wanted to get rid of them so that they could keep China for the Chinese
Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize - He was the first american to get the nobel peace prize and he gave the money
Getting control and building Panama Canal - Once Panama declared there independents from Columbia then they gave us the right to build this and Columbia was mad because we got what we want
Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine - The Roosevelt Corollary
Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" - military power to get what we want
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy - we gave loans of money to Latin america that had debts so they wouldn't be taken over by the Europeans countries. We were involved with Latin America more than anything else
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy - He wanted to get rid of all of the dictators and he wanted them to turn into Democracy. this is the idea is the right government that was democratic Huerta came to power after killing the other president
US issues with Mexico -
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