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US Emerges as a World Power

1890-1921

Economically: Open Door Policy—John Hay proposes equal trading in China

Dollar Diplomacy- President Taft encourages investments in

Latin America

Militarily: Modernize Navy, Build up Arm forces

|Event |Developments |How it helps US gain power? |

|Spanish-American War |US and Spain go to war over Spanish possessions in |-US annexes Puerto Rico |

| |Caribbean and Asia…US wins |-US claims right to intervene in Cuba |

| | |-US annexes Philippines |

|Panama Canal |-Panamanians fight to independence against Columbia |-Panama gains independence |

| |-T. Roosevelt sends warship to insure independence |-US wins right to build and maintain canal |

|Hawaii |-US helps to eliminate Hawaiians monarchy |-US annexes Hawaii |

|World War I |-War begins in Europe |-US entering war helps to defeat Germany |

| |-US remains neutral for three years |-Wilson’s 14 points helps to create League of Nations and |

| |-US enters war in response to German submarine attacks |prevent future wars |

| |claiming America’s freedom of seas |-US refuses to join League |

| |-Pre. Wilson wants to make world “Safe for Democracy” |-US refuses to sign Treaty of Versailles which punished Germany|

| | |for war |

1. The title of this chart is how the US____________________________

2. The Open Door Policy, created by John_______________, proposed equal trading in__________________

3. Dollar Diplomacy policy encouraged US investments in Latin________________________

4. As a result of the Spanish –American War, the US annexes or controls______________________and_____________________

5. Teddy____________________sent a _________________to Panama to insure their independence from Columbia

6. As a result of Panama’s independence the US was free to build a _________________

7. When the war in Europe began the US remained_________________

8. German __________________attacks finally pulled the US into war because America wanted to maintain its__________________of seas

9. Wilson’s 14__________________helped to create an international peace keeping organization known as the League of_______________

10. The US refused to join the League of___________________or sign the Treaty of___________________for fear they would be committed to more wars in Europe

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