February 5 5th Period Notes

Panama Canal
-Roosevelt was convinced for the need of a canal across Central America and a french company had gone bankrupt building a canal across Columbian Province of Panama
-Roosevelt was negotiating the Hay-Pauncetote Treaty with Great Britain releasing a 1850 agreement not to build a canal without the others permission
-U.S. focused on Nicaragua went to Panama and congress approved buying out the french company for $40 million so the U.S. does canal in Panama
-Negotiated Hay-Herron Treaty for 6 mile wide across Panama $10 million and $250000 yearly for rent
-Columbian legislature rejected the treaty, Roosevelt encouraged the Panamanians to revolt against Columbia and the revolt succeeded because the U.S. Navy prevented Columbian troops from landing in panama
-U.S. formally recognized the new Panamian goverenty two days after rebellion started
-U.S. then signed the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty gaining 10 mile wide canal zone fro $10 million and $250000 a year for rent
-Canal opened in 1914 and shortned the sea route between San Fransico and Ney York by over 8,000 miles
-in 1921 U.S. compensated Columbia with $25 million for its loss of Panama
-1977 President Jimmy Carter signs a treaty providing the transferring ownership of the canal to Panama in 2000

Chinese Exlusion and Roosevelt's Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan
-white Californians feared large umbers of Asian immigrants
-pressed congress to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 which ended most immigration
-in 1906 San Fransico ordered segregation of Asian school childrens and riots broke out in San Fransico and Los Angeles
-Roosevelt did Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan: Japan promised to halt immigration of adult Japanese laborers to the U.S. and Roosevelt pledged to end anti-Japanese discrimination and persuaded San Fransico school to rescind its segregation ordinance

William Howard Taft and Dollar Diplomacy
-Taft urged wall street bankers to invest in overseas businesses as a way of spreading U.S. influence
-didn't work well in Asia but worked well in Central America as companies like United Fruit established banana plantations in Costa Rico and Handuras and come to influence the regions governments

Woodrow Wilson and Imperialism
-sent troops in Haiti in 1915 to put down a revolution and stayed 21 years in 1916 forced the Dominican Republic to accept the role of a U.S. military governemtn
-purchased the virgin islands from Denmark
-Wilson decides U.S. foreign policy should help advance democracy in Mexico
-revolution in 1910 in Mexico- Dias was overthrown by Francisco Madero took over when British and American investors owned more then half realestate, 90% oil, and almost all railroads
-Madero scares foreign investors with talk of democratic reform-overthrown in 1913 by Huerta who promises to protect foreign investments
-Huerta's men murder Madero and Wilson refused to give recognition to Huerta government and demanded to hold democratic elections
-1914 Wilsom responded to arrest of several U.S. sailors visiting Vera Cruz by sending Naval fleet into Mexico waters, Marines into Ver Cruz and directed to prevent German ship from offloading weapons for Huerta, 19 Americans were killed and 129 Mexicans
-Huerta overthrow by Carranza who introduces major land reform and calls for nationalization of foreign companies
-Wilson turned to Pancho Villa to challenge Carranza
-Crranza defeats Pancho in 1915, Wilson pulls support of Pancho
-Pancho Villa is angry and pulled 18 Americans off a train and murdered them and then went to New Mexico and killed 17 more
-Wilson sent US expeditionary force under general John J Pershing into Mexico to hunt down Pancho
-Pershings failed to capture Villa but did clash twce with Carranza's forces
-With WW1 underway in Europe Wilson brought troops back in 1917 and Wilson recognized Corranza's government



Quiz Tomorrow on Chapters 21-22!