...America and the Pacific the United States began to see the need for a more efficient and secure route to the east coast. The Isthmus of Panama was identified as that route and...
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...Within the negotiations for a canal in Colombia, Colombia starts to back out of negotiations. John Hay, Secretary of State makes a passive aggressive threat. The Colombians have pushed for the canal and the American government had started to make offers for the land and was willing to construct the canal, but then the Colombians are backing out. Hay sees that as a large mistake, the government was focused on the canal and will construct it even if they have to defy Colombia. Hay then claims that if they denied the treaty allowing the construction of the canal, the relationship of Columbia and all their allies would no longer be so good with the Americans. This canal will expand trade for Americans, so this canal is very important to them and...
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...Theodore Roosevelt had many accomplishments under his belt, such as his successful domestic policy. However, his most impressive was becoming the first statesman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. This feat was the center of uproar from many communities who felt like Roosevelt won the Prize as an act of politics. Be that as is may, Roosevelt strongly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Panama Canal, The Portsmouth Agreement and his outstanding foreign policy. Roosevelt is deserving of the Nobel Prize because, up until the 1900’s, Americans have wanted to shorten the distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in order to efficiently trade between America’s east and west coast. Roosevelt was keen on building a canal through Panama. During this time, Panama was a province of Columbia. Who refused to give the United States the rights to dig a canal through Panama. Roosevelt, not taking no for an answer, decided to support a revolution in Panama, but the day before the revolution was set to begin, Roosevelt sent the U.S.S Nashville to stop Columbia from defeating the revolution. This action prompted the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty,...
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...The Panama Canal is a canal that leads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Lots of people thought about digging a tunnel from one end to the other. It was potential land for this but the technology wasn’t there yet and no one had the money for it. After some time, technology rose and France started the first attempt at the digging of the Panama Canal. This canal would be dug out at sea-level and go through the narrow bridge between North and South America. About halfway through the project, and a lot of digging was done, France noticed the canal was not going to work and it was a failure. Their machines did not cut through the rocky terrain, they were running out of money very quickly, and most men were getting diseases like...
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...Manmade Wonder of the World. The building of the Panama Canal was one of the most grandiose and dramatic American ventures of all times. A shipping gateway between Central and South America had been a desire from the 1600’s, first attempted by the French in the 1880s and later completed by United States in 1914, under the direction of Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. intervention with the Panama Canal brought an end of a revolution and the birth of a new nation, the Republic of Panama, and creation of one of biggest strategic advantages that truly brought the U.S. Navy into the next century as a growing superpower. The canal was the largest and most expensive project ever attempted up to that date in U.S. history and easily changed the face of the western hemisphere, if not the world. A quick, easy and safe passage for merchant ships and navies to pass between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans had been a desire of many since early 17th century. Study after study was conducted and focused on Panama, which was a part of Colombia; Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Regardless of the desire or need, early plans were often abandoned because the undertaking was near impossible and government politics often made negotiations more difficult. The French were the first nation to attempt the project and were confident of success after building the Suez Canal in Egypt. In 1876, the Interoceanic Canal Commission was created to head up the project and placed in...
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...crisis, but, the national political leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, who intense to the social and political changes in America, have successfully raised a betterment for the United States, especially in the period of Progressive movement (1890-1920). Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were the national political leader that regarded as the Progressive president since they introduced dramatic political reforms in the United States. They establish several legislations that considered made the condition of America during the progressive era become better; more organized government, the new banking system, more control over the big business and monopolies, development of modern presidency, were some example of the progressive actions during the presidency era of Roosevelt' and Wilson'. Particularly, T.R. elevated the importance of his presidency by understanding the importance of the press corps and promote his own image as well as to promote the press of the policies in his presidency (Bauer 8). Meanwhile, Wilson enacted the progressivism by reducing the prohibitive tariffs, creating a major transformation of the banking system, and generating new stronger of trust in order to re-establish fair economic competition in the United States (Bauer 9). It just some examples of the significant actions they had established, in the following, will be discussed the other progressive actions as well as the Roosevelt' and Wilson' presidency during the progressive era. WHO...
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...could either be satisfactory or unsatisfactory, depending on what they did while in office. Three presidents that left a big legacy on America are Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt and each of them impacted, either good or bad, the country in some way. While each left a legacy, one president's legacy was more impactful, in a helpful way, to America’s development and growth. Before Ronald Reagan came into office in 1980, there was a major recession in the late 1970’s. This means that there was a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity were reduced. Reagan’s promise to the people was that he was going to restore the economy, but everyone's question was how he planned to do that. His plan was to provide tax breaks to the very wealthy people. The idea was that if the wealthy class had more money, they could provide more jobs and the money would make its way down to the other classes, this was called trickle down economics (Corvo, Lecture). Reagan’s...
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...imperialism in the Pacific Ocean -Commodore Matthew Perry takes naval fleet to Japan -US send the Marine Corp to help overthrow Hawaiian Queen 2. Why did the United States want to help Cuba rebel against Spain “Yellow Journalism” was responsible for support 3. Describe “Yellow Journalism” Sensational reporting, exaggerated or even made up stories 4. What two events were responsible for starting the Spanish – American War The De Lome Letter Explosion of the USS Maine 5. List the 2 fronts that the United States fought on during the Spanish – American War 1. Cuba – Caribbean 2. Philippines - Pacific 6. What Treaty ended the Spanish – American War, what did the United States gain Treaty of Paris 1898; Guam (Pacific) and Puerto Rico (Caribbean) 7. Describe the Teller Amendment The Teller Amendment was passed before the Spanish American War. Stated: US would not annex Cuba, even if it won the war against Spain 8. List the four provision of the Platt Amendment 1. Cuba will not have the power to make treaties with any other nation 2. United States will be allowed to build naval bases in Cuba 3. Cuba will not be allowed to go into debt with any other nation 4. United States can intervene at any time to help keep Cuba independent 9. Define: Open Door Policy, Big Stick Diplomacy, Roosevelt Corollary, & Monroe Doctrine • Open Door Policy - All nations will have access to trade with China • Big Stick Diplomacy – “Walk softly but carry a...
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...University of Phoenix Material American Imperialism Part 1 Complete the chart by identifying the following: • Identify the countries or areas where the United States engaged in imperialistic actions during the period from about 1870 to 1914. (Michele Stafford) • Discuss why each area was important to American empire building (political, economic, and social). - KRISTY • Explain America’s expansionist ideals. What were some of the factors that justified American imperialist actions? • Identify the current political status of these places in relation to the United States. Age of Imperialism: 1870 to 1914 Place (Michele Stafford) Why was there interest? (KRISTY) U.S. actions Status today Samoa America was interested in the small islands located across the Pacific. A territory of the United States/ Of American Samoa. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1842.htm Hawaii Expanding the American forces using the Island as a naval base, and entering the sugar can market allowing for the product to exported making a big profit. Small amount of white sugar planters revolted on 1893 with America’s military that would assist. August 18, 1959, Hawaii was admitted to the Union. Hawaii is a state. http://www.hawaii-nation.org/statehood.html Latin-America America wanted to take over the control of the outside business being conducted. America wanted to succeed in opening new businesses in and out of Latin America Many challenges remain, but...
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...and the person you are talking to about it. It is a reward only for those of you who read directions. Chapter 4- The Progressive Era (1890-1920) Who were the Progressives? Urban Middle Class who wanted social reforms Muckrakers Journalists who sensationalized to drive social change Define recall Power to remove public servants What did the 19th Amendment do? Gave women the right to vote What is Americanization? Teaching minorities and immigrants to follow white, middle class ways of life Who were the three Progressive Era presidents? Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson Domestic policies of Progressive Era presidents (match them) Wilson-New Freedom/ Roosevelt- Square Deal Chapter 5- An Emerging World Power (1890-1917) Social Darwinism- Survival of the fittest Alfred T. Mahan and what he argued for a stronger America Strong modern Navy Four main causes of the Spanish-American War Cuban independence movement, Yellow Press, U.S.S. Maine incident, De Lome Letter Open Door Policy (China) – Equal access to trade in China Goal of Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy- Strong military focus How did the U.S. end up getting the Panama Canal Built? What did it have to support?...
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...Theodore Roosevelt played a very important role in society in which he achieved many goals and helped our country become a better nation for the rights of the people. For a young man that started out quite sickly due to asthma and an extremely weak heart, he was such a determined individual that didn’t allow his weaknesses to interfere with reaching his goals and acquiring such great achievements for one man. Although Theodore Roosevelt grew up in a wealthy environment, he was able to associate with not only the rich but he somehow managed to befriend and gain the utmost confidence even from those that were not so privileged. That is one of many reasons why he would be admired even today due to not only his strength in character but also how he didn’t allow wealth to define him as a person. He was an extremely hard working individual and even with a man that had such disadvantages as far as his health, he managed to become one of the most influential and triumphant men of our country. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858 into a wealthy Dutch New York City family. There were four children in all, Anna, Theodore, Elliot and Corinne Roosevelt. Although he had a very wealthy childhood upbringing, he also had a series of health issues including being diagnosed at a young age with asthma and poor eyesight, but he did not let those things stop him from achieving his goals. He was a very hardworking man who believed he could do anything he set his mind to because...
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...University of Phoenix Material American Imperialism- Learning Team “C” Part 1 Complete the chart by identifying the following: ➢ Identify the countries or areas where the United States engaged in imperialistic actions during the period from about 1870 to 1914. ➢ Discuss why each area was important to American empire building (political, economic, and social). ➢ Explain America’s expansionist ideals. What were some of the factors that justified American imperialist actions? ➢ Identify the current political status of these places in relation to the United States. Age of Imperialism: 1870 to 1914 |Place |Why was there interest? |U.S. actions |Status today | |Hawaii |Our interest was with the sugar plantations. |In 1893 some American rebels and troops seized |Hawaii is now a state within the United States. | | |There was also interest there since America |Queen Lili’uokalani and declared a provisional | | | |wanted Hawaii to become a part of the US due |government. | | | |to the tariff policy. Also...
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...politicians and writers begun to pinpoint targets for the progressive attack. Bryan, Altgeld, and the Populists flamed about the “bloated trusts” with corruption and wrongdoing. • Henry Demarest Lloyd wrote Wealth Against Commonwealth in 1894, it was about the Standard Oil Company and on its “predatory wealth” and “conspicuous consumption” • Veblen viewed parasitic leisure class engaged in wasteful “business” which was making money for money’s sake rather than the productive “industry” which was making goods to satisfy real needs. • Jacob A. Riis was Danish and immigrated to the U.S. He was a reporter for the New York Sun, and he wrote How the Other Half Lives. It shocked the middle class Americans in 1890; he talked about diseases, and how dirty and how bad off the New York slums were. It influenced New York City police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt. • Theodore Dreiser wrote the The Financier and The Titan. He battered promoters and profiteers. • A lot of the socialists were European immigrants where there were already socialist movements in the old world. Messengers of the social gospel promoted a brand of progressivism based on Christian teachings. They used religious doctrines to demand better conditions for the poor. The number of Feminists also multiplied. Jane Addams and Lilian Wald fought to improve the conditions of families living in the cities. Raking Muck with the Muckrakers • During the beginning of the 20th century, American publishers exposed the evils of the...
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...players has sued the National Football League for allegedly withholding information about this long-term impact. The issue has spread to college football, and is also being discussed at the youth level. In early 2013, President Barack Obama made what many thought was an unprecedented public comment about the ongoing controversy. The President expressed concern about the issue and noted that if he had a son, he was not sure he would allow him to play football due to the uncertainty about long-term brain trauma from continuous hits to the head. As controversial as that statement may have seemed at the time, it still does not compare to a previous President’s involvement in addressing safety issues in football. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt took very active and direct public action to address issues of safety in organized football. The sport was growing in popularity, but was highly controversial due to the uncontrolled violence and serious injuries. Many influential people were calling for football to be banned altogether. President Roosevelt’s support for football and strong influence when dealing with the issue of player safety began a process of reforming the sport, and is recognized by many now as giving the sport a much wider appeal that allowed it to develop into the modern sports empire it is today. Football in the United States today is the definition of a sports empire. The professional organization, the National Football League (NFL),...
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...inhabited some fifteen to twenty thousand years prior. The glaciers were reduced because of global warming and this gave the nomadic hunters access to the core of the North American continent. Amazingly, this contributed to their food supply abundantly and this produced a swift population growth. More changes became evident in the environment which included a new food source such as fish, nuts and berries. These Native Americans, known as Paleo-Indians, adjusted and propelled forward. Because they were exposed to a new food source they discovered how to cultivate certain plants. At this stage, the Agriculture Revolution was born and this significantly altered the Native American culture. With a more stable food source these Indians became docile and established. This also helped in establishing stable villages and eventually led to some type of government which included elders and leaders. The Eastern Woodland Cultures did not practice agriculture first and foremost but supplemented their food chain with hunting and fishing. They had settled in the northern region along the Atlantic coast. The Algonquian-speaking Natives resided from North Carolina to Main and spoke many different dialects depending on the region they were associated with. Furthermore, most Native American hierarchy was established in their culture through kinship. Surprisingly, many of the Native Americans were not hostile and in many instances, their differences were settled in a civilized...
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