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1. Military strength - having bases and access in strategic places
2. Economic 3. Belief in cultural superiority |
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- it was the United State's destiny expand westward from the Atlantic to the Pacific - term later used to justify imperialism |
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- when journalists overexagerated stories to lure people enrage them
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- a military ship went to Cuba to bring back americans - the ship blew up and 260 men were killed - this was the cause of Marica declaring war on Spain |
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- Cuba wanted independence from Spain - Because of yellow journalism, most americans supported Cuba - U.S.S. Maine was blown up and we declare war on Spain - Attack and win the Phillipines, then Cuba, then Puerto Rico - Treaty of Paris gives us Guam, Puerto Rico, and we purchase the Phillipines. Cuba gets independence |
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- Calvary used in Cuba to fight the Spanish - one of the commanders was Theodore Roosevelt |
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- Under military threat, she surrendered Hawaii to the U.S. |
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Cuba wrote its own constitution and the US insisted on certain non-negotiable requirements (Platt Amendment) that limited some of Cuba's independence, particulary with respect to their relationships with other countries. The constitution passed, Cuba became a protectorate of the US |
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- many countries had settlements and economic influence in China - US Secretary of State Hays wrote letters to imperialistic countries asking that the nations share trading rights with the US and stating that the US would safeguard impartial trade |
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- A french company tried to build a canal through Panama and failed - wanted the US to buy its claim - US tried to negotiate with Colombia, which ruled Panama - no deal - Panamanians staged a rebellion agianst Colombia and won |
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- From 1823, President James Monroe demanded the European countries stay out of affairs in Latin American nations - |
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- added to the Monroe Doctrine and warned that the US would use force to protect its economic interests inLatin America |
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- US government guaranteed loans to that banks made to foreign countries by american bankers - this way US banks would loan $ to Latin American countries without fear of it not gettig paid back, and it would keep the Europeans out of the Caribbean
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- Roosevelt modeled his foreign policy on a West African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." - negotiate but have a threat of the military behind you |
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-Filipinos were unhappy with the Treaty of Paris which gave the Philippines to the US - US took on a similar role as the Spanish - The Filipinos revolted, it took the US 3 years, 4,000 US lives and 20,000 Filipino lives, and 400 million dollars to defeat the Filipinos |
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| US businessmen in Latin America |
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- US businessmen were protected by Dollar Diplomacy, in shich the government backed loans to foreign countries - Also protected by the Monroe Doctrine and the Roodevelt Corollary |
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-US maintained a strong political presence (Platt Amendment) in Cuba to protect the interests of US businessmen that had invested in Cuba's sugar, tobacco, mining industries, and railroads |
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-Haiti was an unstable nation, after multiple presidents are either assasinated or overthrown, there was an uprising - US fearful of German presence and to protect American interests, occupied the country under the guise of helping. - Controlled politics until 1934 |
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