Ch. 30 America on the World Stage

KEY TERMS Identify each term and explain the causes and effects of term

1. Filipino Insurrection
2. The Open Door Policy
3. Election of 1900
4. Big Stick Diplomacy
5. Hay Pauncefote Treaty
6. Panamanian Revolution
7. Panama Canal
8. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
9. Great White Fleet
10. Gentlemens Agreement

DISCUSSTION QUESTIONS select three of the following questions and write a one paragraph response to each prompt.

1. What were the effects of America's new East Asian involvement in both the Philippines and China in 1899-1901?
2. What were the central issues in America's relations with China and Japan? How did Roosevelt handle tense relations with Japan?
3. How has Americas relationship with Asia changed today and what accounts for that change?
4. What were the essential principles of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy, and how did he apply them to specific situations?
5. How did Roosevelt's policies in Latin America demonstrate American power in the region, and why did they arouse opposition from Latin Americans?
6. How has Americas relationship with Latin America changed today and what accounts for that change?
7. What were the strengths and weaknesses of Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive foreign policy? What were the benefits of TR's activism and what were its drawbacks?
8. The text states that the Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine distorted the original policy statement of 1823. How did it? Compare the circumstances and purposes of the two policies.
9. Do you think America should be "the policeman" of the world today? Why or why not?