Chapter 17 Section 3
New American Diplomacy
pages 536-541
Main Idea
Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the
United States increased its power on the
world stage.
Objective:
• Critique Roosevelt’s foreign policy as
president.
• Explain the Open Door Policy and the effects
on relations between the U.S. and Asia
I. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rise to Power
A. In the 1900 election, William McKinely
defeated William Jennings Bryan for his
second term as president.
B. On September 1, 1901, McKinley was shot
and killed by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist.
C. The Vice-President, Theodore Roosevelt,
became president. He believed the U.S. had
a duty to shape the “less civilized” parts of
the world.
Question: How did Theodore Roosevelt view
the role of the United States in the world?
A: That the United States should “civilize”
other cultures-Anglo-Saxonism
The U.S should be a world power
II. American Diplomacy in Asia
A. Between 1895 and 1900, U.S. exports to Asia
quadrupled.
B. Japan won a war with China over present day
Korea. Japan was viewed as stronger b/c it
had more western technology. This increase
in power worried Russia.
C. Russia forced Japan to give part of Marchuria
back China and then made China lease the
land to Russia.
D. Leasing meant China still held territory but a
foreign power would have control. This
leasehold became the center of a sphere of
influence.
E. A sphere of influence is
an area where a foreign nation controlled
economic and development such as railroads
and mining.
F. When McKinley was president, he supported
an Open Door Policy. This policy stated that
all countries should be able to trade with
China.
He expected all countries to listen to this policy.
G. Secret Chinese societies formed to end
foreign control. Members of the Boxers
started the Boxer Rebellion.
What happened during the Boxer Rebellion?
I. Roosevelt won a Noble Peace Prize for his
role in ending the Rebellion.
Questions: What did Roosevelt do to help end
the war between Russia and
Japan?_______________________________
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III. A Growing Presence in the
Caribbean
A. In 1901 the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty signed by
the U.S. and Britain gave the U.S. exclusive
rights to build any proposed canal through
Central America.
B. In 1903 the U.S. took over construction of a
canal through Panama from France. It took
10 years to complete.
C. It shortened the distance from the Atlantic to
the Pacific by 8,000 miles.
D. In 1977 a treaty was signed that gave
Panama rights to the canal on December 31,
1999. After 1999, the U.S. has the right to
defend its neutrality.
E. The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine stated that the U.S. would intervene
in Latin American affairs when necessary to
maintain economic and political stability in
the Western Hemisphere.
F. Increased resentment within some Latin
American countries.
G. William Howard Taft, president after
Roosevelt, continued Roosevelt’s policies. He
believed that if American business leaders
supported Latin America and Asian
development, everyone would benefit. This
policy became known as dollar diplomacy.