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Imperial Presidents, McKinley had an Open Door Policy, Atis Lee - Coggle…

- - - - Panama Canal
      - Roosevelt negotiated with the government of Colombia, sometimes threatening to take the project away and build through Nicaragua, until Colombia agreed to a treaty that would grant the United States a lease on the land across Panama
      - Americans felt the need for a canal cutting across Central America
        
        President Theodore Roosevelt's assertive approach to Latin America and the Caribbean has often been characterized as the “Big Stick,” and his policy came to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
- - - - The primary goal was to economically harm Mexico and delegitimize the power of their non-democratic leader..
        
        Wilson was able to damage Huerta's reputation, he did so by using American military power to force decisions
        
        Wilson refused to recognize the new gov’t of Huerta
        
        Recognized Carranza as the new leader
    - - Hawaii
- - - - Failed to counteract economic instability and the tide of revolution in places like Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and China.
- - - - This increased foreign influence in China, which led to a rise in anti-foreign and anti-colonial sentiment in the country.
        
        The backlash against foreigners led to widespread killings of missionaries working in China and an increase in nationalist feelings among the Chinese.
    - - Created trade opportunities with the US and China
    - - US invaded Cuba which set off the mines and destroyed the USS Maine which led to the Spanish American War.