CH 5 - Lesson 3 (New American Diplomacy)

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad

Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force

Woodrow Wilson

The US President who negotiated exclusive rights for naval bases and a canal with Nicaragua, he sent marines into Haiti to put down a rebellion, and he sent troops into the Dominican Republic

Big Stick Diplomacy

The policy held by Teddy Roosevelt in foreign affairs, named after his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them.

France

This country failed to build a canal in Latin America prior to America's successful efforts

Colombia

This country turned down an American offer for permission to build a canal in Latin America

William McKinley

This president was in favor of taking the Philippines and was assassinated in 1901

John J. Pershing

US general who chased Pancho Villa over 300 miles into Mexico but didn't capture him

Panama

a canal was built here and its construction drastically reduced the time it took for commercial and naval vessels to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.

Open Door Policy

a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations' spheres of influence

guerrillas

armed fighters who carry out surprise attacks

Sphere of Influence

section of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers

Boxer Rebellion

A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

Pancho Villa

A popular leader during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. An outlaw in his youth, when the revolution started, he formed a cavalry army in the north of Mexico and fought for the rights of the landless in collaboration with Emiliano Zapata.

China

America's primary interest in Asia was for trade with Japan and...

John Hay

American secretary of state who attempted to preserve Chinese independence and protect American interests in China

Moral Diplomacy

Foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to condemn imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace

Japan

In 1894, this country easily defeated China's much larger army in a conflict over the fate of Korea.