1. Section 4 America as a World Power
Chapter 10
Section 4
America as a World Power

2. Roosevelt the Peacemaker
1904 Russo-Japanese War
1905 Russian and Japanese delegates met Roosevelt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Treaty is signed and Roosevelt wins Nobel Peace Prize

3. Panama Canal
America needs a canal cutting across Central America to reduce travel time for commercial and military ships
1903 America buys the rights to build a canal across Panama from France for $40 million
However, Colombia (which controlled Panama) refused to grant permission
A rebellion was organized and a dozen American warships were present as Panama declared independence
America pays $10 million to Panama starting in 1913

4. Panama Canal

5. Roosevelt Corollary
Latin America borrows millions of dollars from European banks to build railroads and develop factories. What if they can’t pay back their loans????
December Roosevelt adds to Monroe Doctrine
United States would now become an international police power and use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America

6. $ Dollar Diplomacy $
The policy of using the United States government to guarantee loans made to foreign nations by American business
For example, President Taft arranged for American bankers to loan money to Nicaragua. American bankers gained control of the railroads and Nicaraguan banks.
Marines sent to Nicaragua to prevent rebellion

7. Missionary Diplomacy – Woodrow Wilson
The united states has a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American government it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests

8. Mexican Revolution
Dictatorship under Porfirio Diaz- encourages foreign investment. However, most people poor
1911 Francisco Madero overthrows Diaz
1913 Victoriano Huerta takes over and Madero is murdered

9. Intervention in Mexico
April 1914 Mexico arrests American sailors in Tampico
Wilson orders U.S. Marines to occupy Veracruz
Argentina, Brazil, Chile try to negotiate peace
Wilson refuses to recognize Huerta
Venustiano Carranza overthrows Huerta and Wilson agrees to withdraw troops

10. Rebellion in Mexico Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata oppose Carranza
Villa murders two Americans sent to work in Mexico’s mines then raids a city in New Mexico and kills 17 Americans

11. Chasing Villa
Wilson orders General John J. Pershing and 15,000 soldiers into Mexico to capture Villa
Pershing is finally ordered home, without Villa

12. Foreign Policy Legacy of Early 20th Century
U.S. expanded its access to foreign markets in order to ensure continued growth of domestic economy
Modern day Navy is built
Exercises its international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America