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Alfred Thayer Mahan
Mahan stressed the independence of the military and control of the sea
-Greatly influenced the buildup of naval forces in the years prior to WW1
-Alfred was " whether they will or not Americans must now begin to look outward
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Sandford B. Dole 1894-1903
relations to the US naval port (pearl Harbor)
President at the time
-pres Grover Cleveland denied annexation . Then later passed by congress to annex Hawaii (1898)
Effects of Relations
-overthrow queen Liliuokalani by Sandford
- dole became president of Hawaii
-annexation because of Spanish american war
-dole becomes governor of Hawaii (1900-1903)
Long Term Condition
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USS Maine
The USS amine was sent to Cuba to protect american citizens while Cuba revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain
-Publishers Pulitzer & Hearst newspaper deliberately sensationalized the news, depicting the Spaniards as murderous and brutes in order to sell newspaper, having media reaction outraged Americans and embarrassed Spain
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Spanish American War
After the explosion of the USS Maine and US wanted European powers to remain out western hemisphere were reasons of war. military actions happened in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
The treaty of Paris was signed ,US gain the Philippines , Guam Puerto Rico , with the expectation of Cuba.Do to US win they became known as world power. -
Open Door Policy
The protecting of equal privileges among European countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial US worried that other Europeans would soon divide china into colonies and shut out the US.
US proposed that china's door be open to merchants of all nations
The effects no more spheres of influence policy protected china's Freedom from colonization. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Became Governor of NY with republican party in 1901, Teddy became William McKinley UP.When he was assassinated rose became pres.
the youngest president also won 2nd term in 1904.
feared giving to much power to labor unions & big businesses . His square Deal policies attempted to strike a balance between labor unions and big businesses. -
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Panama Canal by U.S.
The US wanted to build the panama Canal to shorten the ocean journey from the East Coast to the West Coast
-The US entered into negotiation but could not agree in terms , president Roosevelt struck a deal with Panamanian rebels who wished to obtain their Independence
-Roosevelt recognized panama as a new country, panama gave the US control of a 10-mile rain forest called panama canal zone
-took 10 years to complete cost of thousands of loves and 400 million dollars -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Rose corollary changed the monore doctrine
-The Monroe doc. blocked further expansion of Europe in the western hemisphere, the rose. corollary went one step further
-Renounced interventionism and established his good neighbor policy for the western hemisphere. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
Purpose of dollar diplomacy was a form against american foreign policy to further its aims in Latin American & East Asia trough use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. one of its advantages would be to encourage us investments in South & Central America the Caribbean. -
C. Theofore Rose -Battle of San Juan Hill"Rough Riders"
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore rose. raised a volunteer force known as regiments they defeated Spanish forces at San Juan Hill in Cuba.