- Open door Policy: China was going to be taken over by European powers, then the US stepped in and started an open door policy that allowed all countries to have free trade with China and it almost guaranteed Chinese independence.
- The Boxer Rebellion: It started in 1898, when all of the European countries had great influence in China. A group boxers wanted to get rid of all the foreign influences in China, so they fought back.
- Teddy Roosevelt and the Nobel Peace Prize: He got the prize for being the arbitrator between Russia and Japan and settling the war between them.
- The Panama Canal: The canal was desired to speed up trade and such because if the had the canal they no longer needed to travel all the way around South America. It was also beneficial militarily. Building the canal was a very frustrating process because railroads used to transport the building supplies were broken, and there was lots of disease down there. Bogata is the capital of Columbia. Panama declared independence from Columbia and then allowed the US to build the canal, this was necessary because Columbia was strongly against the US building the canal. We paid panama for it.
- Big Stick Diplomacy: How teddy Roosevelt dealt with other countries during the progressive era. "Speak softly and carry a big stick...". The big stick being out very strong military. Examples of exercising the big stick diplomacy include the panama canal and the Great White Fleet.
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