Foreign Policy in the 20th century (1900’s) · Think about how the United States becomes a superpower over the course of the century. o Think...

You've posted what looks like an entire assignment, and unfortunately we'll only be able to help you with parts of it, as we have limited wordspace.  I'll discuss the emergence of the US empire, and how it expanded its influence.

America wasn't really considered a world power until the turn of the century, with our involvement in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Filipino Insurrection.  By issuing the Open Door Note, John Hay served notice to the world that America had a place and a presence on the world stage.

Teddy Roosevelt expanded that presence by securing and starting the Panama Canal, dominating the Caribbean, and by serving as a world diplomat negotiating peace between Russia and Japan in 1905, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize.