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1
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Relations with Japan overall

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The USA felt threatened by the growth of a large Japanese navy and their ambitions in China.

2
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China

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The USA had no desire to expand territorially into China.

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Cuba

• The Platt Amendment 1903

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Made Cuba’s economy heavily dependent on the USA

1) For example, Cuban sugar and tobacco were tied to the US markets through preferential tariffs, while US good entered Cuba at reductions varying from 25 to 40%.
2) American businesses began to move into Cuba on a large scale.

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Dominican Republic 1904

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Roosevelt was reluctant to invade.

In 1904, the USA took control of the customs revenue of the Dominican Republic, using it to pay off the debt

5
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Dominican Republic 1903

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In 1903, the Republic defaulted on the repayment of American loans worth $40 million

6
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The USA and the Far East

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The USA had become interested in China and Japan in the second half of the nineteenth century for economic reasons in order to develop the vast potential of the markets of theses countries

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China 1899

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US Secretary of State introduced the Open Door policy with the first Open Door note asking states to respect each other’s trading rights in China, even in each other’s spheres of interest

8
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US’s stance on China

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US had no desire to expand territorially into China.

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The Boxer Rebellion in 1900 in China

• What was it

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It was an uprising directed largely against foreigners, broke out in China

10
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The Boxer Rebellion in China 1900

• What did the US do

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The USA sent a small number of troops to assist other countries in the rescue of foreign embassies in Peking

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The second Open Door note 1900

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It asserted the principle of equal and impartial trade in all parts of China, not just in the existing foreign spheres of interest.

It asserted that in future the US government would protect the lives and property of US citizen living in China.

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What was the Root-Takahira Agreement singed in 1908 with Japan

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The USA and Japan agreed to respect each other’s interests in China and to maintain the current situation in the Pacific

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Why did Roosevelt was keen to develop better relations with Japan

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Japanese imperialism meant it would be better off to develop better relations with Japan

14
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Example of Japanese threat to the US

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When Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905

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What did Roosevelt do when Japan defeated Russia in 1904-1905

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Roosevelt helped to negotiate the end of the war with the Treaty of Hampshire in which Japan was given a free hand in Korea

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What did Japan think of US’s intervention in the war resolution with Russia in 1904-1905
• The Treaty of Hampshire

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The Japanese blamed Roosevelt for the decision not to force Russia to pay a war indemnity.

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US foreign policy in the years of 1890 to 1912

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American foreign and imperial policy had undergone significant changes, at the beginning it was mainly isolationist with minimal intervention abroad.

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