THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANALTHE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL

LEARNING GOALS:LEARNING GOALS:

1.1. Explain how the United States Explain how the United States became a power in the became a power in the Pacific.Pacific.

2.2. Summarize U.S. interests in Summarize U.S. interests in Latin America.Latin America.

JOURNAL QUESTION:JOURNAL QUESTION:Explanation: “Speak softly and carry a big stick”Explanation: “Speak softly and carry a big stick”described Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy indescribed Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy inthe early 1900s. Through this “Big Stickthe early 1900s. Through this “Big StickDiplomacy” he and future presidents bullied theDiplomacy” he and future presidents bullied therest of the Western Hemisphere with U.S. militaryrest of the Western Hemisphere with U.S. militaryand economic power.and economic power.Journal Question: Imagine that you are a Latin orJournal Question: Imagine that you are a Latin orSouth American president and the U.S. PresidentSouth American president and the U.S. Presidentis threatening your country. is threatening your country. What choices do youWhat choices do youhave to cooperate or oppose the U.S. president?have to cooperate or oppose the U.S. president?

1.1. The The Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy stated that stated that no no single country should have a single country should have a monopolymonopoly on trade with China.on trade with China.

U.S. infantrymen camped in the U.S. infantrymen camped in the Forbidden City at Beijing, Forbidden City at Beijing,

China, August 1900.China, August 1900.

2.2. John HayJohn Hay responded to the responded to the expansion of expansion of Japanese and Japanese and European European spheres ofspheres ofinfluenceinfluence in in China by China by asking nations in the asking nations in the region to follow the region to follow the Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy..

3. 3. The The Boxer RebellionBoxer Rebellion was an was an uprising in China against the uprising in China against the presence of foreigners.presence of foreigners.

Boxing EagleBoxing EagleChinese Christian refugees at Chinese Christian refugees at Tianjin during the Boxer Uprising of 1900.Tianjin during the Boxer Uprising of 1900.

4.4. PresidentPresident

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

summed up his summed up his

foreign policyforeign policy

with thewith the

statement:statement:

““Speak softly and Speak softly and

carry a big stick.”carry a big stick.”

5.5. The The Roosevelt Roosevelt

CorollaryCorollary

expanded the expanded the

Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine

by authorizing the by authorizing the

right of the U.S. to right of the U.S. to

exercise power in exercise power in

Latin America.Latin America.

6.6. RooseveltRoosevelt supported a revolution on the supported a revolution on theIsthmus of PanamaIsthmus of Panama because because he wanted tohe wanted tobuild the build the Panama CanalPanama Canal on land controlled by on land controlled by ColombiaColombia..

Flag of PanamaFlag of Panama

7.7. Many of the Many of the

44,000 workers 44,000 workers

at the at the Panama Panama

CanalCanal got sick got sick

from diseases from diseases

spread by spread by

mosquitoes.mosquitoes.