EXPANSION & IMPERIALISM

IMPERIALISM

• Stronger nations take over territories
• Expanding economic, political, and military to have control.

WILLIAM SEWARD

• Secretary of State, under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
• He was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia.

YELLOW JOURNALISM

• Sensational style of writing
• Exaggeration in the news feed about Spanish cruelty
• This increased readership.

U.S.S. MAINE

• McKinley sends out a battleship to protect Americans from the Spanish.
• The ship exploded which many Americans were in favor of the war against Spain.

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

• During the time April 20, 1898 - August 12,1898
• McKinley signed a congressional resolution.
• This required Cuba's independence and summoned a withdrawal of Spanish forces.

ROUGH RIDERS

• Theodore Roosevelt led a volunteer cavalry.
• They were sent out to help take San Juan and Santiago.
• Which took the Spanish fleet.

PLATT AMENDMENT

• This amendment was added to the Cuban constitution.
• This amendment stated that America could interfere in government.
• Also set up a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE

• Jane Addams-reformer, Andrew Carnegie-a business man, Mark Twain-writer, joined the league.
• Americans did not give true independence to Spain's former colonies.
• They protested but no one listened because Americans were celebrating the victory.

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

• Japan and the major European powers expand into China.
• They have control over the country.
• Their was a great influence on economic or government purposes.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

• Proposed by John Hay, Secretary of State.
• All nations in China would be allowed to trade in China.
• No other country could have a monopoly in China,
• This policy was accepted.

BOXER REBELLION

• Rebellion of Chinese people, angered by the other countries' cultural superiority attitude.
• This was put down by an international force.

PANAMA CARAL

• A shortcut that connects to Atlantic and Pacific.
• This controls the land And helps take over.
• Cuba had control of this. Benefiting t use the canal.
• This would made a huge human cost.

ROOSEVELT COROLLARY

• Another policy from Roosevelt, to prevent European intervention in Latin America.
• Also for policemen to act in their region.

REASONS FOR AMERICAN EXPANSION

• Economic interest
• Military interest
• Belief in cultural superiority

EXAMPLES OF EXPANSION

• Alaska and Hawaii} Pearl Harbor, Sugar, & Military reasons
• William Seward} Russia
• Philippines } first battle of Spanish - American war

THE WAY AMERICANS FELT ABOUT EXPANSION & IMPERIALISM

• They approved of expansion and imperialism because it brought in opportunities.
• Such as economic, military, and cultural superiority interest.
• This develops bigger territories.

AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN CHINA

CAUSE & EFFECT OF SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

• President McKinley sent out a battleship called U.S.S. Maine.
• The ship was sent out to protect the Americans from the Spanish.
• While the ship was sailing it exploded, many say from the own boat itself.
• Many Americans blamed Spain.
• President McKinley signed a congressional resolution for Cuba's independence.

AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN CHINA

• Americans were given access to trade through Japan.
• Opened by Commodore Perry which European and Japan expanded powers.
• John Hay wanted a monopoly so that no single countries can trade with China.
• Chinese created a boxer, which led an up spring and brought down by international force.

PANAMA CANAL

• U.S builds a shortcut that connect to the Pacific & Atlantic
• This saves times and also helps the economic.
• After the U.S. builds the connection, they sell it to Cuba.

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