US Expansionism

  • ACQUISITION OF HAWAII

    ACQUISITION OF HAWAII

    *Queen Liliuokalani--
    -Had control over island
    -Opposed U.S control over island
    -Over trown help of U.S Marines
    *American owned land with sugarcane and pineapple plantations.
    *Sold sugar duty/tax free to the U.S. and leased Pearl Harbor (naval base) to the U.S. Under President McKinley, Hawaii was annexed.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    Policy giving the U.S. equal access to trading rights in China
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary

    The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03.
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy

    It was a policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence.
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade