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| economy (foreign trade), search for new marketplaces (economic expansion), economic safety valve (relieve ec. woes - overproduction etc) |
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[NY Senator, Secretary of State 1861 – 1869]? Virgin Islands – He tried to buy them from Denmark in 1867, but the Senate and a hurricane prevented the purchase.
? Samaná Bay Naval Base – Attempt to get a base in the Dominican Republic, didn’t work.
? Intervention in Mexico – Using the Monroe Doctrine, Seward sent troops to the Mexican border in 1866 and got Napoleon III to abandon its puppet regime there.
? Alaska – In 1867 Seward bought resource-rich Alaska from Russia.
? A Worldwide Communication System - Due to the financier Cyrus Field, a transatlantic cable was built to link European and American telegraph networks. This network was then extended to Latin America as well. |
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| GB used "ALABAMA" in naval warfare against US in civil war... US demanded reparations |
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| agreement reached between GB and US |
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| Germany, GB, and US fought over the port of Pago Pago - reached agreement in which they split it |
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| promoted the NEW NAVY idea... enlarge navy to protect foreign trade |
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| got rid of the duty-free sugar provision |
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| the elite of Hawaii resisted the queen's wishes not to be annexed and pushed annexation thru |
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| Newlands Resolution (1898) |
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| McKinley's bill for Hawaii's annexation |
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| 1895 revolution leader in Cuba, revolting for freedom from spain |
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| taxed Cuba's sugar for profit |
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| Claimed that the US wasn't interested in Cuba's annexation, but the explosion of the "MAINE" pushed US into war |
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| motivations for Cuban war |
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| 1)humanitarian 2)business 3)imperialistic 4)social gospel 5)sensationalism |
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| Anti-Imperialistic League |
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| ultimately unsuccessful due to domestic policy divisions between the participants, and the fact that the US had already annexed the islands. |
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| led the 1899 Filipino Rebellion |
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| vaguely promised independence for Philipinnes once a "stable government" was formed |
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| equal trade opportunities btwn countries... big influence in US foreign policy |
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| required the use of private funds for investment in order to further diplomatic goals |
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| Platt Amendment (1903-1934) |
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| (CUBA) forced all treaties to go through the US first and granted the US the right to intervene to preserve independence and domestic order. Troops returned intermittently as a result of protests of the PA, which gave Cuba no independence at all. |
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| ended the Spanish/American/Cuban/Philipino War |
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| taken under Treaty of Paris |
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| Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (1901) |
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| GB pulls out of Panamanian affairs, so they didn't have anything to do with the Panama Canal |
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| Roosevelt Corollary [to Monroe Doctrine] |
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| Added in 1904, this section warned LA to stabilize politics and finances, and made the US “an international police power.” This allowed for frequent US interventions [troops, etc.] in LA up to 1917. |
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