America as a World Power

Read America as a World Power (pps. 565 - 571) Answer the following questions

1. What role did President Roosevelt play in ending the Russo-Japanese War?
Roosevelt meditated peace negotiations.

2. What events led to the building of the Panama Canal? What happened regarding Columbia? (Be specific)
They needed a shortcut across Central America. The United States needed to get permission from Columbia before building the canal.

3. What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
Roosevelt was reminding people that the Monroe Doctrine demanded that European countries stay out of the affairs of Latin American nations.

4. How did Taft use Dollar Diplomacy to enforce the Roosevelt Colollary on Nicaragua? (Be specfic)
He arranged for American bankers to loan Nicaragua enough money to pay its debts. But the bankers got things in return.

5. Why did Woodrow Wilson invade Mexico?


6. What were three major foriegn policy goals achieved by the United States in the early 20th century. Be sure to provide an example or two of each.
It expanded its access to foriegn markets in order to ensure the continued growth of the domestic economy (the panama canal), the U.S. built a modern navy to protect its interests abroad, and the U.S. exercised its international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America (Roosevelt Corollary).