New American Diplomacy

Chapter 7Section 3

New American Diplomacy

• Teddy Roosevelt mediated peace, acquired Panama Canal Zone

• Taft and Wilson worked on US trade and influence in Latin America

Open Door in China• US concern was

commerce not conquest• “sick man of Asia” with

vast potential• Foreign invaders create

“Spheres of Influence”• China’s feelings? US? • McKinley and John Hay

issues Open Door Policy

Open Door Policy

Boxer Rebellion

• Secret societies of resistance formed to rid China of foreigners

• Boxers killed 100’s in embassies

• Imperialist troops march on capital, rescue foreigners and squash rebellion

Boxer Rebellion• US would protect free

trade in China

3 American Beliefs

1. US believed the growth of our economy depended on Exports

2. US had the right to intervene abroad to keep foreign markets open

3. Closing an area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatened US survival

* Increase world peace by displaying US Power…

Panama Canal• Long term goal of trade

route to Asia was achievedBuilding the US Panama Canal• Route thru Panama was

challenged by Columbia (Panama was province)

• US supported Panama’s revolt

• Sign treaty: US paid $10 million, annual rent ($250,000)

• Opened in 1914, US controlled until 1999

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Foreign PolicyLatin America

• Roosevelt Corollary (added to Monroe Doctrine) stay out of Latin America – use force to protect economic interest

Monroe Doctrine• “Big Stick Diplomacy”• Dollar Diplomacy-

replaced European loans with US loans

Latin American Interests

• Missionary Diplomacy• Moral responsibility to

deny LA gov’t we viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to US interest

• Pressure to establish democracies

Crisis In Mexico

• Mexican Revolution tests missionary diplomacy

• Victoriano Huerta seizes control of Mex. Gov’t

• Gov’t of Butchers is not recognized by US

• “Watchful waiting”• Incident-“Mexico arrests

US sailors, US invades port city (close to war)

Rebellion in Mexico

• Venustriano Carranza becomes new president in 1915

• US recognizes gov’t• Some Mexicans reject new gov’t• “Pancho” Villa upset with US, kills

Americans• Wilson orders John Pershing to

capture Villa (in Mexico)• Carranza wants US out, War is

imminent• European conflict interrupts

possible conflict