HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture 3: AM History.3
22 Oct 2017
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Comprehensive exam: 5/11/17: britain submits to arbitration rather than risk war, u. s. enforces monroe doctrine on most powerful nation in world, u. s. and britain grow closer (realize natural allies, far east/asia. China (1844-1901: treaty of wanghia (1844) Caleb cushing (diplomat: got most favored nation status for u. s. (nobody gets better trade favors than u. s. , boxer rebellion (1900) Righteous fists of harmony: defeated by international force. U. s. urges leniency (we save china from being cut up into spheres of in uence: europe wanted to because empress (dowager) supported rebellion, which they saw as treachery, open door policy. Ends spheres of in uence: doesn"t happen until 1920s. Commodore perry special privileges to u. s: gunboat diplomacy (bring crazy battleships and blow up trees) Hawaii (1893-1898: queen liliuokalani last queen of hawaii. Overthrown by sanford dole: u. s. marines, bloodless takeover, want hi as a stop in between west coast and china/japan to refuel. Treaty of annexation: blocked by democrats.
