6.3: American Foreign Policy
in the 20th Century
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 Follow
along in the student packet:
“Content students MUST KNOW to be
successful on the GHSGT” (p 113-114)
Reaction to Fight
• One day at school you notice a huge ring of
students jostling and pushing. As you get
closer, you hear some of the students yelling
“Fight!” Like the rest, you want to see what
is happening. Finally finding a vantage
point, you see two students threatening one
another. One is a good friend; the other is a
former friend and current enemy who owes
you money. What will you do?
Choose from the following:
1. Turn away and leave because the fight does not
concern you and getting involved will only mean
trouble.
2. Convince a couple of friends to help you
separate the two students before they hurt each
other.
3. Get into the fight on your friend’s side and
punch out the former friend who owes you
money since he deserves it.
4. Punch out both students to show the rest of the
school who is the toughest kid on campus.
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1. Turn away and
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2. Convince friends to
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Definition of Imperialism
• Creating large
empires by
exercising
economic and
political control
weaker
over ___________
regions. In other
words, being a
bully
world _________.
Reasons for U.S. Expansion
 Before
1890, U.S. expansion was
focused on Manifest Destiny
 Expansion after 1890s was different
 Industrialism made Americans want
more naval bases & markets in major
trade routes
 Social Darwinism pressured whites to
“civilize” the world through
democracy & Christianity
American Imperialism:
From 1867 to 1899, the USA bought
Alaska, annexed Hawaii, & declared an
Open Door Policy (free trade) in China
Rough _______”
Riders
• Fighting began on June 20, 1898. The “______
were a colorful regiment of volunteers under the command
Theodore _________________.
Roosevelt
of ____________
Spanish-American War was fought
in 2 theaters: Cuba & the Philippines
“A splendid little war”
The war lasted only 113 days &
only 379 Americans died in battle
Effects of the Spanish-American War
U.S. Dominance in Latin America
 Under
Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1909):
 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine (“Big Stick Diplomacy”)
 Panama Canal
Against what country did the U.S.
declare war in 1898?
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Who did U.S. newspapers blame for the
explosion on the USS Maine battleship
that began the Spanish-American War?
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Who won the Spanish-American War?
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How did the U.S. gain control of the land
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
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would protect which part of the world?
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