in-class #14: New American Diplomacy
Read textbook chapter 14, section 3 only ("New American Diplomacy"), pages 504-513, and answer the questions below (also, be aware of the meaning and significance of the bold italicized terms in the questions):
1. Based upon the text, what was the United States' motive for putting forth the Open Door Policy?
2. Based on the map on page 505, which country do you think had the most influence through its spheres of influence? Explain briefly.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages (past and present) of having a large navy?
4. Using map on page 509, what are the main reasons the United States kept intervening in Latin American countries between 1903 and 1934?
5. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
6. How did Dollar Diplomacy work?
7. Why did the United States decide to build a canal through Panama> (see pages 512-513)
8. President Woodrow Wilson believed in "moral diplomacy." Explain moral diplomacy.