Roosevelts Foreign Policy
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- Roosevelts Foreign Policy
- The Panama Canal (opened in 1914)
- Political
- Imperialism
- Raise Americas power & position
- Power in the presidential office
- Enhance American navy to enable them to become an Empire
- Social
- Manifest Destiny
- Civilise the world and stop the barbaric
- Economic
- Needed new markets after Depression
- Easier trade (less journey time etc)
- help defend Cuba, Phillipines, Guam and Puerto Rico (trade spots!!!)
- Hay-Paunceforte Treaty 1901 gave Americans exclusive control for $40 million and 99 years
- Columbians delayed so the Americans helped organise a Panamaniam revolution against Colombian control
- Methods caused dismay & distrust
- Encouraged trouble for its own means
- Americans recognised the rebel Governemtn and negoiated for control of the *****
- Granted control of the canal zone forever at $10 million and $1//4 million rent per year
- Political
- The Roosevelt Corollary "an amendement to the Monroe Doctrine"
- An attempt by the Europeans to establish themselves in Latin America would violate the Doctrine
- to preserve order, the USA had the right to intervene in other countries affairs in case of wrongdoing
- Justified their domination of Dominican Republic finances in 1905
- Justified military intervention in Haiti and Nicaragua
- wanted to establish that the Western Hempishere was it's sphere of influence
- Crucial to maintain stablity in Latin America
- Japan
- Had alot of power in the Pacific
- America had alot of land here
- The victory of the Japan in the Russo-Japanese war shifted the balance of power i the Far East into their favour
- In spite of Roosevelt being a peace negiotater, relations worsened
- America feared their power
- Japanese resented racism in America, e.g schools in San Francisco proposed segregation
- Foundations for Pearl Harbour being laid
- The Great White Fleet
- Showed off American naval power
- Received a friendly welcopme in Japan
- Peaceful police force of the world
- Root-Takahira Agreement established the Pacific & Far East status quo
- prevented breakdownn but future was ominious
- Had alot of power in the Pacific
- The Panama Canal (opened in 1914)
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