What is a sphere of influence? Pg. 504
A sphere of influence is a section of a country where one foreign nation enjoy special rights and powers.
What is an Open Door policy? Pg. 505
An Open Door policy is a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence.
What is the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty? Pg. 508
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty gave the U.S. the exclusive right to build an proposed canal through Central America.
What is a dollar diplomacy? Pg. 109
A dollar diplomacy is a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad.
Define guerrillas group. Pg. 511
Guerrillas group are the members of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage …show more content…
Instead of making the long voyage around the southern tip of South America, ships could make the trip in less than half the time
What is the difference between Roosevelt Corollary and dollar diplomacy? Pg. 509
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine by United States President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's extension of the Monroe Doctrine asserted a right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize" the economic affairs of small states. Dollar Diplomacy is the term used to describe the effort of the United States to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
How did Latin Americans view Wilson’s moral imperialism? Pg. 511
The moral Imperialism as used by Woodrow Wilson was, in effect, avoiding over interventions in other countries, but continuous affection of the countries Latin America included with other means. This ultimately led to the weakening of various countries and was perceived by Latin Americans the same way more overt methods of Imperialism - as the US trying to dominate …show more content…
This contrasted sharply with his predecessors' notion that it was the United States' responsibility to spread democracy throughout the world. Presidents McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft all had rather imperialist foreign policies, and as a result, used American military might to annex or occupy various countries and territories, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and Panama. Although Wilson did agree with these Presidents that democracy was the best form of government, he also felt that all peoples of the world had a right to self-determination. Furthermore, he was also among the first to believe that the nations of the world could work together to establish and promote peace and collective security. Wilson is regarded as the father of liberalism because of these
A sphere of influence is a section of a country where one foreign nation enjoy special rights and powers.
What is an Open Door policy? Pg. 505
An Open Door policy is a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence.
What is the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty? Pg. 508
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty gave the U.S. the exclusive right to build an proposed canal through Central America.
What is a dollar diplomacy? Pg. 109
A dollar diplomacy is a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad.
Define guerrillas group. Pg. 511
Guerrillas group are the members of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage …show more content…
Instead of making the long voyage around the southern tip of South America, ships could make the trip in less than half the time
What is the difference between Roosevelt Corollary and dollar diplomacy? Pg. 509
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine by United States President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's extension of the Monroe Doctrine asserted a right of the United States to intervene to "stabilize" the economic affairs of small states. Dollar Diplomacy is the term used to describe the effort of the United States to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
How did Latin Americans view Wilson’s moral imperialism? Pg. 511
The moral Imperialism as used by Woodrow Wilson was, in effect, avoiding over interventions in other countries, but continuous affection of the countries Latin America included with other means. This ultimately led to the weakening of various countries and was perceived by Latin Americans the same way more overt methods of Imperialism - as the US trying to dominate …show more content…
This contrasted sharply with his predecessors' notion that it was the United States' responsibility to spread democracy throughout the world. Presidents McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft all had rather imperialist foreign policies, and as a result, used American military might to annex or occupy various countries and territories, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and Panama. Although Wilson did agree with these Presidents that democracy was the best form of government, he also felt that all peoples of the world had a right to self-determination. Furthermore, he was also among the first to believe that the nations of the world could work together to establish and promote peace and collective security. Wilson is regarded as the father of liberalism because of these