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The McKinley Tariff
The Tariff Act of 1890, also referred to as The McKinley Act, was a protective tariff that increased the average duties on foreign imports from 38% to 49.5%. This tariff was created primarily to protect American manufacturing interests. It sometimes lowed duties also. The McKinley Tariff shows that late 19th century America highly valued American manufactures and the revenue from those manufactures. This idea of protectionism was highly valued. -
U.S. Involvement in Venezuela
U.S. forced arbitration of disputed territory in Venezuela between Venezuela and the British. U.S. justified intervention with the Monroe Doctrine, and helped settle the Anglo-Venezuelan border dispute. This was an example of intervention in foreign affairs by the U.S. who was now seen as a world power by other countries. -
Annexation of Hawaii
American businessmen had gotten involved in Hawaii by the 1870's over the sugar growers and the McKinley Tariff which forced the islands into a depression. Queen Liliuokalani took the throne and determined that the root of Hawaii's problems was foreign interference. Because of this political change, american businessmen supported a revolt and the Queen was forced to abdicate. Hawaii was annexed in 1898 because of it's strategic military location to fight the Spanish in the Philippines in 1898. -
American-Phillipine War
After its defeat in the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded its colony of the Philippines to the United States. War continued in the Philippines because the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris. Filipino revolutionaries under Aguinaldo seized control and proclaimed the establishment of the independent Philippine Republic. A new conflict arose when it became clear that U.S. forces were intent on imposing American colonial control over the islands and war broke out. -
Open Door Notes
These notes aimed to secure international agreement to the u.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China's administrative and territorial integrity. Hay believed this would benefit American traders and the U.S. economy, and hoped it would also prevent disputed between the other powers and China. -
Construction of the Panama Canal
The United States got involved in the construction of the Panama Canal because it connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It’s location across the isthmus of Panama led to shorter, cheaper, safer, more efficient journeys. It eliminated the trip around South America’s Cape Horn, which was very difficult, and cut about 7,800 miles off the sea route from San Francisco to New York. When Roosevelt took over in 1901, he declared that the U.S. would take over from France in the canal’s construction. -
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was created as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine had little effect on foreign relations, but Roosevelt wanted to assert American influence. It claimed the U.S. would intervene to ensure other nations fulfilled their obligations to international creditors. He feared crisis between Venezuela and its creditors would spark invasions. Little was done for Europe and the West, but America used it to justify its intervention in many South American nations. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy (during President William Howard Taft's term) was a form of diplomacy against American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
Mexican Revolution
The American’s intervention in the Mexican Revolution was to maintain economic, political, and social control of Mexico.During the Mexican Revolution, the United States government decided to interfere in order to maintain the control they had. The U.S. first got involved when General Huerta came into power. President Wilson did not like Huerta’s government, so he refused to recognize it. Overall, America's intervention in the Mexican Revolution was due to the imperialist views of the government -
Moral Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy is a form of diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election. Moral Diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are similar to that of the nation.
