American Imperialism - Foreign Policy Description

Open Door Policy It called for protection of equal

privileges for all countries trading
with China and for the support of
Where does this apply? Benefits to the US: Chinese territorial and
- Great Britain, administrative integrity.
Germany, France, - the Open Door Policy allowed the
Italy, Japan, and United States to expand its
Russia markets for industrialized goods

How did President use

this?
By protecting the
rights of all countries Conflicts caused:
to trade equally with - Japan challenged and openly violated
China and confirming the policy multiple times, which led
multi-national to conflict with China and the US
acknowledgment of
China's
administrative and
territorial sovereignty
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An artificial canal was created to
Panama Canal connect the Pacific and Atlantic ocean.
This canal was meant to help countries
by reducing their travel around the
Where does this apply? Benefits to the US:
Americas
This applies to those who This was a cheaper and easier way at
live and Panama and those this time to transport goods through a
who wish to not travel ship. This canal reduced the time it
around South America took for cargo ships to go to the west
coast, which helped promote more
How did President use economic activity.
this?
The president used the
Panama Canal to help
transport goods from Conflicts caused:
the east coast to the The united states helped Panama with
west coast their independence, this allowed for a Please place image here that relates to
treaty that allowed the U.S. create this your Foreign Policy.
canal
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An agreement between the United
Hay-Banua-Varilla Treaty States and Panama granting
exclusive canal rights to the United
States across the Isthmus of
Where does this apply? Benefits to the US: Panama in exchange for financial
Panama & The United Gained access to a strip of land which reimbursement and guarantees of
States. would be used to build a canal the protection to the newly established
United States had been attempting to republic
create.
How did President use
this?
The president used the
Conflicts caused:
canal to regulate trade
The Canal Zone became a racially
and transportation
and socially segregated area, ever
throughout it and since its creation upon the treaty over
Panama. Please place image here that relates to
land.
your Foreign Policy.
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The United States was willing to
Roosevelt Corollary interfere with the Latin American
countries if they must maintain order in
the regions
Where does this apply? Benefits to the US:
This applies to the Latin This provided more security to the
American countries. United States economy due to the lack
of involvement of the European
countries in this area.
How did President use
this?
The president used this
as a way to control the Conflicts caused:
Latin American This caused conflict with these Latin
countries to keep out American countries and the European
European countries and countries that wanted to be involved in Please place image here that relates to
assure there was no these regions your Foreign Policy.
conflict
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American Imperialism - Foreign Policy

Big Stick Diplomacy The idea is negotiating peacefully but

Where does this apply?
Latin America and the
Caribbean
Benefits to the US:
Nonetheless, as negotiations with Japan
illustrated, the maintenance of an
empire was fraught with complexity.
also having strength in case things go
wrong. But also having the threats of
this 'big stick or even the military,
implying their pursuit of political
power.

How did President use this?
Negotiating--> speaking
softly
'big stick'--> the military
Conflicts caused:
Changing alliances, shifting economic
needs, and power politics all meant that
the United States would need to tread
carefully to maintain its status as a
world power.
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Gentlemen’s Agreement Japan agreed not to issue passports

Where does this apply?
The United States and Japan
Benefits to the US:
It dramatically decreased the number
of Chinese immigrants.
to emigrants to the United States,
except to certain categories of
business and professional men.

How did President use this?

To appease Californians and
avoid an open breach with
the rising world power of
Japan, President Theodore
Roosevelt brokered this Conflicts caused:
diplomatic agreement It significantly restrict immigration to
whereby the Japanese the United States
government assumed
responsibility for sharply
restricting Japanese
immigration.
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Root-Takahira Agreement-Chris
Where does this apply?
The United States and
Japan as well as Pasific
islands.
How did President use
this?
Theadore Rosavelt used
this to reduce the
conflict between Japan
and The United States
and to improve his
approval by the
American people
Description
Accord between the United States
and Japan that averted a drift toward
possible war by mutually
Benefits to the US:
acknowledging certain international
policies and spheres of influence in
The Root-Takahira agreement reduced
the Pacific.
conflict between Japan and the United
States as well as imporving the US's
relations with England
Conflicts caused:
The agreement was made specificly to
reduce conflicts and diplomatic tensions
between America and Japan diminished
with relations returning to their former
status