Which nation was the focus of John Hay's "Open Door notes"? China 11. Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy were all intended to protect U.S. business interests in Latin America. 12. In the late 1800s, many Americans thought building a canal across Central America would help the United States to improve America's worldwide trade and military abilities.
Secretary of State John Hay first articulated the concept of the “Open Door” in China in a series of notes in 1899-1900. These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity. British and American policies toward China had long operated under similar principles, but once Hay put them into writing, the “Open Door” became the official U.S. policy towards the Far East in the first half of the 20th century. The idea behind the Open Door Notes originated with British and American China experts, Alfred E. Hippisley and William W. Rockhill. Both men believed that their countries’ economic interests in China would be best protected and promoted by a formal agreement among the European powers on the principle of maintaining an Open Door for trade and commercial activity.
Panama Crisis * Theodore Roosevelt, who became president of the United States in 1901, believed that a U.S.-controlled canal across Central America was a vital strategic interest to the U.S. * The Panama Canal would shorten the distance that ships had to travel to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The canal would permit shippers of commercial goods, ranging from automobiles to grain, to save time and money by transporting cargo more quickly. * Failed negotiations with Colombia, which owned Panama, led to the U.S. providing funds and a naval blockade in support of Panama's revolution. In a controversial move, Roosevelt implied to Panamanian rebels that if they revolted, the U.S. Navy would assist their cause for independence.
In order to achieve his political and economic ideal of the communist system, Ho needed an independent states which he could turn into a communist nation, but with the French and Japanese blocking his path to this ideal, he needed to take on a nationalist mindset before paving the way for his communist goals. The fact that Ho “expressed his readiness to permit the French to maintain their economic position in Vietnam if they recognized Vietnamese independence” (Rotter, 2010), could lead to the conclusion that Ho was a nationalist first in that building a strong economy is one of the phases leading up to communism. I, however, think that this proposal was just a minor part of his long-run strategy to creating a communist Vietnam. I believe that his intentions were to allow the French to stay so that Vietnam would have extra military support against Japan, for example, until Vietnamese forces were strong enough to deal with their issues without external aid. I think before the Cold War, the Americans were much more willing to aid Ho despite
This essay will explore to what extent the Boxer Rebellion affected the rise of communism in China. To understand why the Boxer rebellion of 1900 is a key factor in rise of communism we have to explore the 50 year period before it. By the start of 1850 the west had started its attempt to open China to the west with the Treaties of Nanjing and Bouge, which opened five trade ports and the ceded open port of Hong Kong to the British crown government, and granted extraterritoriality to western citizens in the ports meaning that their countries laws applied and not that of china. To the Chinese these treaties weren’t unfair; they simply viewed them as a way to enforce the tributary system imperial China used in which foreign elements were absorbed into China eventually becoming part of them. This meant at this time the west had no opposition to them interfering in Chinese sovereignty and they, could do what they wanted leading to the beginning of foreign intervention.
All the facts point straight towards imperialism, such as building a naval base on Pearl Harbor and granting favored-nation status to control the economy of Hawaii. The United States wanted control of Hawaii because of its strategic location in the Pacific and Hawaii is in fact very militarized for this reason. Another reason why the U.S. wanted to annex Hawaii is because of the economic benefits of having more land to grow various crops on, most notably
China and Portugal during the Age of Exploration When the Chinese finally managed to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty during the Middle Ages, foreign interests increased. With the support of Ming Emperor Yung-Lo, China pursued expansion and trade. Zheng-He, a Chinese Muslim, set out to India, Persia and Africa from 1405 to 1433. Around that time, Portugal commenced their expansion voyages. Despite the fact that the Chinese had a larger population, Portugal was the one who went on to become the dominant nation in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Exploration.
March 16, 2011 Imperialism The topic of Imperialism is a broad one with a relatively short history in the United States. Although Imperialism is short lived within the United States it played a very important role in advancing the United States into a world power. One of the most influential figures in Imperialism was Alfred Thayer Mahan who wrote the book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1805. This book was one of the main reasons the United States built up the navy, and one of the key reasons why the Spanish were easily beaten in the Spanish American War. The Spanish American war was one of the first major steps in American Imperialism.
It was during Truman's presidency that those nations started to pick up the pieces and restore peace. The Truman Doctrine was a policy which was brought about to contain the possible world-wide spread of communism. US diplomatic intervention was deemed necessary in order to facilitate this process. On March 12th, 1947, President Truman addressed a Joint Session of Congress to petition them to revamp the foreign policies and lend assistance, specifically to Greece and Turkey as they had requested financial and economic assistance in order for them to survive as free nations after years of enemy invasion and further threat of invasion. In his speech President Truman stated, “One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will be able to work out a way of life free from coercion.
Waves of Japan came to the islands increasing numbers to work in the sugar trade. U.S. militaries built a stragetic naval base in the center of the Pacific. This provided fuel for the congress to pass annexation legislation which means that we can now put our