AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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creation of the League of Nations
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annexation of the Hawaiian islands
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passage of the Taft-Hartley Act
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expansion of the Monroe Doctrine
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Detailed explanation-1: -In foreign policy, Roosevelt advocated for a stronger army and navy, and increased American intervention in Latin America through declaring the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine and constructing the Panama Canal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -For the administration as a whole see Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He modernized the U.S. Army and expanded the Navy. He sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power.