TR: America as World Power Ch 18 sec 4: America as a World Power.
-
Upload
kaiya-weddington -
Category
Documents
-
view
216 -
download
1
Transcript of TR: America as World Power Ch 18 sec 4: America as a World Power.
TR: America as World PowerCh 18 sec 4: America as a World Power
Russo-Japanese War• 1904, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia declared war on Japan;
competing for control of Korea.• Though they won key battles, the Japanese military were
running out of supplies.• They looked to the U.S. and President TR for help.
~Russo-Japanese War, 1904, Yalu River
Treaty of Portsmouth (1905)• In 1905, Russian and Japanese delegates convened in
Portsmouth, NH to make a peace agreement.
Nobel Peace Prize (1906)
Panama Canal: Hay-Pauncefote Treaty• Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901: Britain gave U.S. exclusive
right to build and control a canal through Central America.• Columbia ruled Panama, but Panama sought independence.
U.S. warships were sent on November 3, 1903 to ensure the Panamanians could win their independence.
• U.S. signed treaty with Panama to pay $10 million, plus annual rent of $250,000, for rights to construct and use the canal.
French couldn’t finish it!• French sold the route for $40
million to the U.S..
Roosevelt Corollary• “Speak softly but carry a big stick.”• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
• U.S. would use force if necessary in Latin America to ensure American interests were protected.