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How did the U.S. expand its control over the world?

Discover how the U.S. expanded its influence globally through Open Door Policy, Big Stick Policy, and Dollar Diplomacy. From the Panama Canal to the Roosevelt Corollary, explore key events shaping U.S. foreign relations.

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How did the U.S. expand its control over the world?

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  1. How did the U.S. expand its control over the world?

  2. The Open Door Policy (1899) was adopted by the US. so that the U.S. could increase U.S. trade with China. U.S. Secretary of State John Hay

  3. Through President Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy, the U.S. built up its navy in Latin America to protect U.S. investments there. “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

  4. Through President Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy policy, the U.S. used money to promote growing U.S. investments in Latin America President William Howard Taft (1909 – 1913)

  5. The Panama Canal was built by the U.S. to reduce travel time for shipping to the Pacific Ocean. Atlantic Ocean X

  6. The Roosevelt Corollary was added to the Monroe Doctrine, establishing the U.S.’s right to act as the “policeman of the Western Hemisphere”.

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