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Imperial Presidents, Diplomacy Goals, William Howard Taft (1909-1912), He…

- - - - Villa launched an attack in New Mexico, killing 18 Americans in Columbus. Wilson sent Pershing 10,000 troops to catch Villa.
- - - - Equal trading rights for all nations trading with China
      - No intent of conquering China
    - - with Spain 🇪🇸
      - Spain sunk the USS Maine and didn't stop fighting with Cuba, prompting the war.
        
        The Treaty of Paris ended the war and the US was victorious; it obtained Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam.
        
        The Philippines was purchased for $20 million as part of the treaty.
        
        The US traded with and set up naval bases in Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, boosting the economy.
        
        Guerrilla wars in the Philippines because of resistance killed many Americans.
- - - - Anti-Asian discrimination in the early 1900s caused problems between the US and Japan
        
        Segregation of Asian and white schoolchildren in San Francisco which provoked Japan to retaliate
        
        Roosevelt compromised with a "Gentlemen's Agreement" which ended segregation but limited Asian immigration to America
      - Won the Nobel Peace Prize for convincing Japan and Russia to sign a peace treaty, ending the Russo-Japanese War
    - - Bought the Panama Canal for $40 million
        
        Increase America's military security, protect new territories
        
        Expanded power over Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
        
        Facilitate easier trade
        
        Supported rebellion against Colombia to give control over Panama
    - - updated Monroe Doctrine, saying that America could intervene in Latin America and restore order with police power
      - Kept the Western Hemisphere from interacting much with Europe
      - Latin America disliked Roosevelt's intervention and found it unnecessary, as they believed they could govern themselves