US Emerges as a World Power
1890-1921
Economically: Open Door Policy—John Hay proposes equal trading in China
Dollar Diplomacy- President Taft encourages investments in
Latin America
Militarily: Modernize Navy, Build up Arm forces
Event
SpanishAmerican War
Developments
US and Spain go to war over
Spanish possessions in Caribbean
and Asia…US wins
Panama Canal
-Panamanians fight to
independence against Columbia
-T. Roosevelt sends warship to
insure independence
-US helps to eliminate Hawaiians
monarchy
Hawaii
World War I
-War begins in Europe
-US remains neutral for three
years
-US enters war in response to
German submarine attacks
claiming America’s freedom of
seas
-Pre. Wilson wants to make world
“Safe for Democracy”
How it helps US gain power?
-US annexes Puerto Rico
-US claims right to intervene in
Cuba
-US annexes Philippines
-Panama gains independence
-US wins right to build and maintain
canal
-US annexes Hawaii
-US entering war helps to defeat
Germany
-Wilson’s 14 points helps to create
League of Nations and prevent
future wars
-US refuses to join League
-US refuses to sign Treaty of
Versailles which punished Germany
for war
1. The title of this chart is how the US____________________________
2. The Open Door Policy, created by John_______________, proposed
equal trading in__________________
3. Dollar Diplomacy policy encouraged US investments in
Latin________________________
4. As a result of the Spanish –American War, the US annexes or
controls______________________and_____________________
5. Teddy____________________sent a _________________to Panama
to insure their independence from Columbia
6. As a result of Panama’s independence the US was free to build a
_________________
7. When the war in Europe began the US remained_________________
8. German __________________attacks finally pulled the US into war
because America wanted to maintain its__________________of seas
9. Wilson’s 14__________________helped to create an international peace
keeping organization known as the League of_______________
10. The US refused to join the League of___________________or sign
the Treaty of___________________for fear they would be committed to
more wars in Europe