HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Russo-Japanese War, Meiji Restoration, Roosevelt Corollary
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Unlike japan that doesn"t have: 1) arable land, natural resources, and large internal market for its industrial output, the us was underpopulated. Thus, it is necessary for them to import millions of immigrants to operate its farms and factories. But, in similarity, both us and japan: Free from threats of foreign invasion they are located far from the european continents. Both were located in the vicinity of politically disorganized and militarily weak states whose abundant natural resources made them tempting targets for economic exploitation and military domination but they were lucky because of the geographical factor. Simon bolivar: dreamed of creating a political federation of latin america. The catch: the new nation signed a treaty authorizing the us to construct an 80-km canal. The catch: steps had been taken to ensure the right of the us to protect its strategic and economic interests in caribbean.
