Dollar diplomacy

Crown Colonies

Before the mid 18th century, _______ dictated military, trade, and monetary policy, but _____ had a lot of control over local issues.

Imperialism

Economic Instudrual revilution late 1800 Money I. Europe

Dollar Diplomacy

Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

British

Largest colonial empire

Reasons for Imperialism

Political Cultural and religious white mans burden rudyard

Herero Wars

Series of wars between Germany and native Herero people living in the German controlled colonial regions south western Africa. When German colonists began taking many of the native lands the locals revolted. German colonials were brutal in their response ordering every male Herero killed. Prisoners were put into harsh work camps and approx. 100.000 natives were killed. In 2004 the German government apologized to the survivors of the Herero people.

Franco-Prussian War

This was a major war between the French and the Germans in 1871 that brought about the unification of Germany. It was caused by Otto Von Bismarck altering a telegram from the Prussian King to provoke the French into attacking Prussia, thus hoping to get the independent German states to unify with Prussia (which they did, thus creating Germany).

United Fruit Company

U.S. corporation that controlled the banana trade in much of Latin America

Crown Colony

a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor

British North America Act

made Canada a self-governing commonwealth