to demonstrate americas military power
The goal of the Philippine Insurrection was to establish an independent nation.
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
The European system of spheres of influence limited the ports for American trade in China. This severely threatened U.S. interests in China.
"Moral diplomacy" promoted human rights, independence, and equal opportunity.
the negotiation of the "Gentlemen's Agreement"
the passage of the Teller Amendment by Congress when war was declared.-(Nova Net)
Theodore Roosevelt became president as a result of the assassination of William McKinley. Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States during World War I.
Spheres of influence
the imposition of a new U.S tariff on Hawaiian sugar.
In 1946, when the islands were liberated from Japanese occupation during World War II
Roosevelt introduced the Big Stick Diplomacy during 1901. "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick."
The United States of America was in control of the Philippines, in 1900. The United States won control of the Philippines from the Spanish in 1898.
Pancho Villa had raided a village in New Mexico and killed Americans. Wilson was determined to prevent Villa from using US territory as a staging ground for his war in Mexico.
by signing the Sussex Pledge
The primary reason for American interest in overseas territories is world domination