A settlement of a dispute from a third party
*Old vs. New Diplomacy
The Old diplomacy was a system of alliance between France, England, and Russia to ward off German danger before WWI... New diplomacy was after WWI
*Main powers in the late 1800's
US purchase of Alaska - Russia offered Alaska to U.S. and Britain... 17.2 million dollars, 2 cents an acre...purchase was barely passed
US taking of Hawaii - Took queen out of power... made it american land to get rid of tariff on sugar... became a state in 1959
Spanish-American War-
-Causes -Spain was destroying American Property... Yellow Journalism- wrote stories about events in Cuba, over exaggerated/ stretched the truth... Sinking of the USS Maine
-battles/famous people involved -
-Results/Treaty - We defeated spain... lasted 3 months... under 3,000 casualties... Treaty of Paris brought an official end to the war- Spain gave Cuba independence, US got control of the Philippines and Puerto Rico
US Control of Puerto Rico -
US Control of Cuba -
US Control of Philippines -
Open Door Policy in China -
Boxer Rebellion in China -
Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize -
Getting control and building Panama Canal -
Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine -
Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" -
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy -
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy -
US issues with Mexico -
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