Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Abroad
Philippines
Some opposed
annexation
Others: crucial
to U.S. economic
interests
Emilio Aguinaldo:
Led anti-U.S.
Filipino effort
Guerilla
warfare
U.S. promotes
policy of leaving
China open to
Britain, France,
Germany, Russia,
and the U.S.
Ensured U.S. had
equal
opportunities
to take advantage
of Chinas wealth
Panama Canal
T. Roosevelt wanted
canal for U.S. ships
Military, Economic
To connect Atlantic,
Pacific Oceans to
avoid trip around
South America
U.S. helps Panama
win independence
from Columbia
Panama gives U.S.
land for canal
Built: 1905-1914
Returned to Panama
Expands Monroe
Doctrine
Monroe: U.S. wont
allow European
powers to colonize
newly independent
nations in Western
Hemisphere
Roosevelt: U.S. has
right to intervene if nation had
trouble paying its debts
Review
1. After the Spanish-American War, the United States controlled
the Philippines, Cuba, and Guam. With this in mind, what was
the major reason the United States military emphasized the
building of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama?
A. The canal would save travel time for naval vessels
B. The military wanted to establish a naval base outside the
continental United States but close to a canal
C. Military strategists felt that the canal would be a desirable
launching point for the invasion of South America
D. With a canal built for the military the United States Navy
would not have to compete with trading ships on the high
seas
2. Which statement correctly describes how the U.S. was able
to construct the Panama Canal?
A. the U.S. fought the Spanish-American War of 1898 for the
right to build a canal
B. the U.S. gave special privileges to the steel industry for
providing the materials for the canal
C. the U.S. entered World War I in 1914 in exchange for the right
to control a canal built by Great Britain and France
D. the U.S. intervened to create the new nation of Panama and
then negotiated for the construction and control of the canal
Zinn, Chapter 12
Class Question:
Should
the U.S.
intervene in other
countries affairs
like it did in Cuba,
the Philippines,
and Panama?