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America as a World Power. Do Now : Study for vocab quiz Homework : None. SWBAT: Understand the Role of Teddy Roosevelt in transforming the US into a world Power. Teddy Roosevelt. After the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt takes office.
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America as a World Power Do Now: Study for vocab quiz Homework: None SWBAT: Understand the Role of Teddy Roosevelt in transforming the US into a world Power.
Teddy Roosevelt • After the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt takes office. • Wanted to stop Europeans from controlling the world’s political and economic destiny. • Understood the importance of the Open Door notes to increase America’s influence in East Asia. • First task: peace settlement between Japan and Russia.
Russo-Japanese War • Both competing for influence in Manchuria and Korea. Manchuria
Both Nations At a Glance…. *1905* Russia Japan Population: Size (in Miles): Military in #’s: About 47,678,000 About 141,600,000 6.6 million square miles 142,000 square miles. About 2,000,000 About 400,000 men
Outcome • Japan kicks Russia’s butt, however, they are running out of men and money. • Japan asks the US to mediate a peace treaty between the two countries.
Teddy to the Rescue! Treaty of Portsmouth end the war…… Roosevelt wins Nobel Peace Prize
Panama Canal • For years, both the U.S. and European countries dreamed of a canal that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. • Under Roosevelt, the Panama Canal also became a reality.
How the Canal Works • http://www.history.com/videos/panama-canal-locks#panama-canal-locks
Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson Foreign Policy in Latin America
Foreign Policy under Roosevelt • By 1905, Latin American countries took out loans to build up industry. • Roosevelt feared they would not be able to pay them back. • Feared European powers would try to intervene. • As a result, he created the Roosevelt Corollary • Extension of the Monroe Doctrine. • Said the US would now use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America.
Foreign Policy under Taft • Used dollar diplomacy: • Government policy of supporting American bank’s loans to foreign countries. • Supposed to be beneficial for bankers (who receive interest) and the borrowing country (who invest in profitable industrial ventures). • Allowed the US to have influence is any country borrowing money. • Gave the US a reason to go in if they should fail to pay back their loans.
Foreign Policy Under Woodrow Wilson • Extended the Roosevelt Corollary and created Missionary Diplomacy • America had the moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American gov. it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to US interests. • Immediately Mexico tested the policy when Mexican peasants overthrew the Mexican gov. killing the president. • Wilson refused to recognize the new regime.
Intervention • After the new gov’t collapsed, the US formally recognized the new president Venustiano Carranza. • Two men Francisco “Pancho” Villa and Emiliano Zapata led a Mexican Revolution in opposition to Carranza. • Pacho Villa and Zapata and their followers were anti-American and murdered groups of Americans on 2 separate occasions. • Wilson sent troops in to put down the revolution. • However, as war in Europe became more imminent, Wilson backed down.
Exit Slip • Do you think the United States had the right to intervene in Latin America? How does intervention reflect imperialist attitudes?
