Chapter 28 Review
Things to Know…
• Philippines~ Rebels; Guerilla warfare; Emilio
Aguinaldo
• China~ Open Door policy; Hay
• Imperialism~ Dividing a country
• William Jennings Bryan~ anti imperialist
• Teddy Roosevelt~ Roosevelt Corollary; Nobel
Peace Prize for mediating disputes
• Panama Canal~ Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
• Japanese laborers~ Allowed to go to Hawaii
moved on from there; San Francisco's board of
Education
Philippines
• Wanted their independence like Cuba
• Emilio Aguinaldo led the rebels and felt
the U.S. betrayed them
• True Guerilla style warfare
• Torture
• Huge amounts of money poured in for
improvements on roads and education
• Hated Americanization/ wanted freedom
• Many emigrated to America
• Finally granted in 1946
China
• Secretary of State John Hay “Open Door Note”
– Urging all countries to announce in their spheres of
influence they would respect certain Chinese rights
and the ideal of fair competition.
• Boxer Rebellion 1900
– Didn’t want to be a doormat to Europeans
• Forced China to pay $333 million to all countries
involved.
– Americans lowered their share
Panama
• Hay-Pauncefote Treaty 1901
– Free hand to build
– Concede the right to fortify
• New Panama Canal Co Selling holdings for $40 million
– dropped from$109
• Had to deal with Columbia
– $10 Million and $250,000 lease
– Colombia Senate rejects treaty
• French help create a Panamanian revolt over a Chinese
man and a donkey.
• Bunau Varilla (French Engineer) becomes Panamanian
Minister and accepts $10 million offer and widens zone
to 10 miles while the French company pockets the $40
million.
• Why would the Canal be such a big deal????????
Roosevelt Corollary
• Policy of preventative intervention
• U.S. will be the Policeman of the
Caribbean
• Effective of 1905 when the U.S. took over
the management of tariff collections in the
Dominican Republic.
• Used to justify interventions and landings
of marines.
Imperialism
• Gentlemen’s Agreement
• White Fleet