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| they had a lot to offer, they were taken advantage of; Europe took many resources |
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| policy proposed by secretary of state John Hay- Called for all nations to have equal access to trade & investments in China |
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| broke free of Spanish rule, didn’t want panama cannel, Columbia senate refused treaty, US helped revolt against Colombia |
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| use to be own nation, then missionaries went in, it was gateway to china--> took control over hawaiian economy |
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| 1838 early in her reign she began working to overthrow the Baynonet constitution → replace it with one that would return power to native Hawaiians |
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| spanish colony, US took control over it, went to war because of it |
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| Havana Harbor, US ship blown up because of technical difficulties→ US blamed Spain as excuse to go to war |
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| 1898 war declared by the US on Spain to protect US investments and help Cuba overthrow Spanish rule |
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| Journalist like Pulitzer & Hearst talked about Spanish atrocities |
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| US claimed no sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over Cuba--→ until Platt |
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| Addition to Cuban constitution, enacted 1902, renounced 1934→ gave US greater control over Cuban affairs |
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| African American Cavalry that fought in S-A war |
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| Roosevelts group in Cuba, cavalary unit 1000+ men→ took credit for the colored cavalry when they won a battle |
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| He captured malia bay (philippines) |
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| Pres. durring SA war AVID: IMPERIALST |
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| led a rebel army, sided with US at first to help overthrow Spain, but then US turned against them after war and tried to take over, he didn’t like that |
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| poet, exile in NY, joined other Cuban exiles to revolt the Spanish→ became martyr for Cuban independence→urged Cubans to uprise |
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| Ceded to US -> 1898, Philppine Government Act/ Organic Act: decreed that the Phil. Would be ruld by a governor and two house legislature, US appoint upper house filipnos elect lower house |
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| US believed that democracy was the best govt. and that they knew best → US spread their “beliefs”→ forced everyone else to be democratic |
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| Taft’s policy of using economic influence rather than military force to protect US interest in LA→ bride, America gave Latin America money so they’d be in debt to them…not Britain |
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1823: US govnt policy statement in which the Americas were declared off limits for European expansion
→ Wholesale vs. retail –high casted US as protector of the west hemisphere –enforced to protect US interest against Latin America |
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| -Roosevelt warned great Britain, Germany, and Italy not to seize Venezuelan land. → Solve by arbitration → Wanted to enforce Monroe Doctrine→ fearing that Europeans would use force to collect loans→ issued corollary to Monroe Doctrine- US considered them world “police” |
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| Roos. Wants everyone to know that if he has big army behind him, but he wants to do everything without violence |
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