by Davis Caldwell

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-20 13:33:04 UTC

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

Effects In US Involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-20 13:35:36 UTC

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

Effects in US Involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-20 13:37:38 UTC

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

Effects in US Involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-20 13:40:06 UTC

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.

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-20 13:43:09 UTC

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.

Cause

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:08:26 UTC

Effect

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:08:45 UTC

Europeans were Expanding

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:12:05 UTC

This was seen as a Threat By other Countries

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:12:22 UTC

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

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:13:23 UTC

We Stayed Isolated

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 15:14:34 UTC

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

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 21:26:53 UTC

Business People Wanted New Markets For these Goods

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 21:28:00 UTC

Economic Intrest Drew The US into Japan and China

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 21:28:38 UTC

The US started Trading with them

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Countries were becoming to involved in Japan

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 21:30:53 UTC

Japan Became Isolated For hundreds of Years.

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-20 21:32:09 UTC

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 01:57:56 UTC

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.

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 02:01:04 UTC

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.

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 02:02:16 UTC

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

Effects in US involvement

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 02:03:47 UTC

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

Map of Territories Taken

kellanod123 — 2014-10-23 13:10:42 UTC

Timeline

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-23 13:13:16 UTC

1867

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-23 13:14:34 UTC

In 1867 the US bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars.

1789

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 13:26:41 UTC

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

1899

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 13:31:04 UTC

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

1890's

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 13:32:31 UTC

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

1840's

charlestroutman1 — 2014-10-23 13:34:11 UTC

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

Causes of Spanish American War

daviscaldwell — 2014-10-28 21:12:52 UTC

1.

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Roots Of Imperialsm

2.

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U.S.S Maine

3.

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Yellow Journalism

4.

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Cuban Independance

5.

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De Lome Letter

6.

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Sympathy For Cuba

Roosevelt

kellanod123 — 2014-11-04 14:22:18 UTC

Taft

kellanod123 — 2014-11-04 14:22:23 UTC

Wilson

kellanod123 — 2014-11-04 14:22:29 UTC

Panama Canal

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:27:35 UTC

Who

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:28:14 UTC

The US, Panama, and Colombia

What

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:28:21 UTC

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

When

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:28:27 UTC

It took 11 years to build.

1903 - 1914

Where

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:28:55 UTC

Isthmus Of Panam

Why

daviscaldwell — 2014-11-04 14:29:07 UTC

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

Foreign Policy Wilson

kellanod123 — 2014-11-05 00:32:05 UTC

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

Foreign policy Taft

kellanod123 — 2014-11-05 00:51:58 UTC

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.

Foreign policy Roosevelt

kellanod123 — 2014-11-05 00:56:30 UTC

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.

Roosevelt Affecting Latin America

charlestroutman1 — 2014-11-06 12:42:49 UTC

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.

Wilson Affecting Latin America

charlestroutman1 — 2014-11-06 12:45:19 UTC

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."

Taft Affecting Latin America

charlestroutman1 — 2014-11-06 12:47:22 UTC

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.