February 9, 2015
 Pick up handout
 Pick up half sheet of paper
Quiz
 What effect did the Roosevelt Corollary have on American
policy?
 What were some of the “weaknesses” with the Articles of
Confederation?
DBQ Peer Review
 Write the author’s name at the top of the score sheet
 Read the DBQ
 Underline the thesis, if not done so already
 Score the DBQ in the Self-Score column
 Sign your name at the bottom of the DBQ
 Staple the Score sheet to the top of the DBQ
American on the World Stage
Chapter 28
American Pageant
12th Edition
US Possessions to 1917
US in the Philippines
 US fighting insurrection against Filipinos
 Bitter, savage fighting
 Anti-Imperialists opposed
 Ended in 1901
 Attempted assimilation
 Millions of dollars spent on roads, public health, education,
sanitation
Open Door in China
 China was a huge market for American goods
 “Open Door Policy” is created by US government
 Each country had a “sphere of influence.”
 Were to respect Chinese rights and fair competition
 Leads to “Boxer Rebellion”
 International delegation is beseiged
 Multinational force rescues them
Theodore Roosevelt
 Becomes president in 1901
 “Speak softly and carry a big stick”
 Gets things done by force of will
 Panama Canal
 Roosevelt Corollary
 Nobel Peace Prize, 1906
 Helps negotiate peace in Russo-Japanese War of 1904
Panama Canal
 Two options
 Nicaragua
 Flat, but longer
 Panama
 Shorter, but mountainous
 United States buys rights from
French company
 Panama belongs to Colombia
 US helps Panamanians rebel
 Sign treaty with independent
Panama
 Ten mile zone
 $10 million up front
 $250,000 annually
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary
 Addition to the Monroe Doctrine
 If a Latin American country couldn’t pay loans United States
would intervene
 Only United States can interfere with countries in Western
Hemisphere
 “Policeman of the Carribbean”
Great White Fleet, 1907
 16 of the newest battleships
 Countless support ships
 World wide tour to display American power
Newspaper Assignment
 You are a reporter assigned to report on one of the following
topics:
 Panama Canal
 Great White Fleet
 Filipino Insurrection
 Write a news report giving details about the event
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Who
What
When
Where
Why
 Come up with a newspaper title
 Headline
Homework
 Newspaper article
 Plessy v. Ferguson (Due Friday)
 Chapter 29 (next class)
 Questions are labeled as Chapter 28