America Expands America Expands OverseasOverseas

The United States began to abandon its

Isolationist foreign policy created by Monroe

Doctrine

Why did the US abandon its traditionalist Why did the US abandon its traditionalist isolationists foreign policy?isolationists foreign policy?

• US companies needed new markets to sell their products

• US wanted to create an overseas empire

How did the US How did the US expand its influence expand its influence

in the world?in the world?

Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy

• Secretary of State John Hay policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China

Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy

• Urged all foreigners to obey Chinese laws and customs

Dollar diplomacyDollar diplomacy• President Taft

urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America.

Dollar diplomacyDollar diplomacy• He promised

that the US military would step in if political unrest threatened their investments.

True “Global Economy”True “Global Economy”

• Growth in international trade that occurred from the late 1800s to World War I

• Led by US

US Expansion – US Expansion – Latin AmericaLatin America

Spanish-American War Spanish-American War

• 1898-1900

• US went to war with Spain for control of Cuba

• War easily won by US

Results of Spanish-Results of Spanish-American War American War

• Cuba became a free independent nation with alliances to US

• US annexed Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam (Asia) from Spain

Panama CanalPanama Canal• President

Theodore Roosevelt wanted a shorter route around the world

• “Encouraged” Panama’s independence from Colombia

Panama CanalPanama Canal

• Made a deal to build a canal through Panama

• Cut travel time around South America in half

US Expansion – US Expansion – Asia & PacificAsia & Pacific

Acquisition of HawaiiAcquisition of Hawaii• US needed a re-

fueling station and military base in the Pacific Ocean

• Wanted to protect trading ships in Pacific

Why are these portrayals of the same woman so different?

Queen Liliuokalani portrayed by American Imperialist in

newspapers

The Real Queen Liliuokalani

Acquisition of HawaiiAcquisition of Hawaii

• US Supported a revolution to get rid of Hawaiian Monarchy

• US annexed Hawaii in 1898

Purpose Of ExpansionismPurpose Of Expansionism

• US wanted to sell all their technology and products around the world

• US wanted to establish an empire in the Western Hemisphere