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President Taft was more committed to the expansion of U.S. foreign trade than was Roosevelt. He pursued a program, known as "dollar diplomacy," designed to encourage U.S. investments in South and Central American, the Caribbean, and the Far East.

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Wilson declared that the United States hoped "to cultivate the friendship and deserve the confidence" of the Latin American states, but he also emphasized that he believed "just government" must rest "upon the consent of the governed."

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Roosevelt followed McKinley in ending the relative isolationism that had dominated the country since the mid-1800s, acting aggressively in foreign affairs, often without the support or consent of Congress. Roosevelt wanted to increase the influence and prestige of the United States on the world stage and make the country a global power.

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Foreign Affairs. Theodore Roosevelt inherited an empire-in-the-making when he assumed office in 1901. After the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States.

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1. President Taft was more committed to the expansion of U.S. foreign trade than was Roosevelt. He pursued a program, known as "dollar diplomacy," designed to encourage U.S. investments in South and Central American, the Caribbean, and the Far East.

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Elected in 1913 as a progressive reformer the former college professor and governor of New Jersey

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The US needed this canal to cut off 8,000 miles connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Isthmus Of Panam

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It took 11 years to build.

1903 - 1914

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The US is building the Panama Canal with tropical disease and harsj conditions.

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The US, Panama, and Colombia

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Sympathy For Cuba

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De Lome Letter

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Cuban Independance

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Yellow Journalism

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U.S.S Maine

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Roots Of Imperialsm

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By the 1840s most shops and shipyards in Hawaii were owned by Americans. Sugar became a leading export of the Hawaiian economy.

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Gold was found in Alaska in the 1890s, bringing miners and settlers to the area.

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The United States wanted the island group of Samoa for similar reasons. The United States and Germany agreed to divide Samoa in 1899.

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In 1789 President George Washington had warned Americans  to steer clear of permanent alliances
with other countries.

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In 1867 the US bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars.

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The Boxer Rebellion were Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China.

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The Open Door Policy stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China.

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Some Japanese leaders welcomed trade with the United States. In 1868 people who favored the industrialization process came to power in Japan, beginning a 40-year period of modernization.

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President Millard Fillmore sent Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan to secure friendship. Perry gave Japanese leaders gifts and tried to show some of the benefits that Japanese-American trade would have.

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Japan Became Isolated For hundreds of Years.

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Japan Became Isolated For hundreds of Years.

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Countries were becoming to involved in Japan

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Countries were becoming to involved in Japan

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Economic Intrest Drew The US into Japan and China

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Economic Intrest Drew The US into Japan and China

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Business People Wanted New Markets For these Goods

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Business People Wanted New Markets For these Goods

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Countries wanted sources of Raw Materials Such as Copper, Rubber and Tin 

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Countries wanted sources of Raw Materials Such as Copper, Rubber and Tin 

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George Washington said in his Farewell adress that They should never join alliances.

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George Washington said in his Farewell adress that They should never join alliances.

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This was seen as a Threat By other Countries

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This was seen as a Threat By other Countries

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By the mid-1800s European powers form strong trade ties with most east Asian countries. However, the island nation of Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world for 100s of years.

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Economic interests also drew the United States to Japan and China. The Untied States wanted to open and secure trade markets in both Asian countries.

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Europeans saw colonies as a source of power and national pride. In contrast the United States followed a limited policy of isolation.

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Countries wanted sources of raw materials such as copper,rubber,and tin. Business people wanted new markets for their manufactory goods

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Between 1870 and 1914 Europeans extended their colonial empires until they controlled most Africa and southeast Asia.