PPT-Roosevelt and Latin America

Showing Americas Might The Debate What do we do with the new territory we claimed after the SpanishAmerican War What do we do with the new territory we claimed after the SpanishAmerican War. A New Foreign Policy. Concession. A concession is a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose.. Americans needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A French company had bought a 25-year concession from Colombia to build a canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.. By, Liz. Time Frame Of Two . Roosevelts. 1904- Starts U.S. on the path of self righteousness with the Roosevelt Corollary. . TO. 1934- Replaces the Roosevelt Corollary with his “Good Neighbor policy”.. Chapter 22, Section 4. By the late 1800’s the United States had built an empire that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The nation needed a shorter, quicker route between the two oceans. 1899 European (Britain, Germany, France , Russia) countries divided China into “. spheres of influence. ”. Each zone the countries had exclusive access to ports and markets. Japan expanded regional influence into China, Korea. 9-9 . American Imperialism . Warm up. : Inferences. 1) To the left is a political cartoon of Uncle Sam that depicts the concept of Imperialism. Based on this cartoon, what inferences can be made about the term Imperialism?. 1897-1917. Expansion in the Pacific. War with Spain. Expansion in Latin. . America. Imperialism. The quest for colonial empire.. 4 Reasons:. Political; Economic; Social; Military. Need for markets. Need for raw materials. A New Foreign Policy. Concession. A concession is a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose.. Americans needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A French company had bought a 25-year concession from Colombia to build a canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.. By, Liz. Time Frame Of Two . Roosevelts. 1904- Starts U.S. on the path of self righteousness with the Roosevelt Corollary. . TO. 1934- Replaces the Roosevelt Corollary with his “Good Neighbor policy”.. Some Ideas. What factors encouraged the United States to become a world power?. Why was Expansionism such a powerful force from 1890-1900 . in America?. Were the same principles of American diplomacy applied to both the Caribbean and Asia?. imperialism. . The European nations had been gobbling up colonies all during the 1800's, now America wanted a slice of the world pie. . There were several influences pointing toward imperialism… . Yellow journalism. Chapter 34 1933-1941. Intro. Americans in the 1930s tried to turn their backs on the world’s problems; the only battle Roosevelt sought was against the great depression.. But as the clouds of war gathered over Europe, Roosevelt eventually concluded that the United States could no longer remain aloof.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. “IMPERIALISM”. Timeframe: 1890-1909. American . Foreign & . Domestic Policy. Imperialism. : the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." . Latin America. Policy in Puerto Rico and Cuba. Americans began calling for a more aggressive role in Latin America. American leaders viewed Latin America as being a sphere of influence for the US and foreign nations should stay out.