{"id":1609,"date":"2021-07-11T23:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T23:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/?post_type=chapter&p=1609"},"modified":"2022-08-15T23:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T23:25:28","slug":"introduction-to-american-imperialism-in-asia-and-panama","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/chapter\/introduction-to-american-imperialism-in-asia-and-panama\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to American Imperialism in Asia and Panama","rendered":"Introduction to American Imperialism in Asia and Panama"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: explain American imperialism connected to Asia and Panama<\/h2>\r\nThe United States shifted from isolationism to empire building with its\u00a0victory in the Spanish-American War. But at the same time, the country sought to expand its reach through another powerful tool: its economic clout. The Industrial Revolution gave American businesses an edge in delivering high-quality products at lowered costs, and the pursuit of an \u201copen door\u201d policy with China opened new markets to American goods. This trade agreement allowed the United States to continue to build power through economic advantage.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4254\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"659\"]\"Political<\/a> Figure 1<\/strong>.\u00a0\"The Big Stick in the Caribbean Sea.\"[\/caption]\r\n\r\nLook at the image above and think about what the cartoonist was trying to convey. How was Roosevelt using the military for economic ends? And what do you think the artist was saying about how the United States was conducting itself in the Caribbean? Do you think they felt that this was a positive or a negative development? Note Roosevelt's famous \"big stick,\" a metaphor he commonly used to describe U.S. military might.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4255\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"250\"]\"Political<\/a> Figure 2<\/strong>.\u00a0\"Padding the Big Stick.\"[\/caption]\r\n\r\nNow contrast that with this image of President William Howard Taft, whose administration followed Roosevelt's. Here he is wrapping up Roosevelt's club. What do you think the cartoonist was saying about Taft's foreign policy and how it differed from Roosevelt's?\u00a0These are topics that we will explore more in this section.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: explain American imperialism connected to Asia and Panama<\/h2>\n

The United States shifted from isolationism to empire building with its\u00a0victory in the Spanish-American War. But at the same time, the country sought to expand its reach through another powerful tool: its economic clout. The Industrial Revolution gave American businesses an edge in delivering high-quality products at lowered costs, and the pursuit of an \u201copen door\u201d policy with China opened new markets to American goods. This trade agreement allowed the United States to continue to build power through economic advantage.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1<\/strong>.\u00a0“The Big Stick in the Caribbean Sea.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Look at the image above and think about what the cartoonist was trying to convey. How was Roosevelt using the military for economic ends? And what do you think the artist was saying about how the United States was conducting itself in the Caribbean? Do you think they felt that this was a positive or a negative development? Note Roosevelt’s famous “big stick,” a metaphor he commonly used to describe U.S. military might.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2<\/strong>.\u00a0“Padding the Big Stick.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Now contrast that with this image of President William Howard Taft, whose administration followed Roosevelt’s. Here he is wrapping up Roosevelt’s club. What do you think the cartoonist was saying about Taft’s foreign policy and how it differed from Roosevelt’s?\u00a0These are topics that we will explore more in this section.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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