CHAPTER 17

REASONS BEHIND IMPERIALISM

• Economics-new markets
• Cultural-Anglo-Saxonism
• Manifest Destiny
• Political-build up navy

PERRY+JAPAN

HAWAI'I

• US wanted ports in the Pacific
• Sugarcane plantations were profitable
• US put pressure on monarchy
• Queen Liliuokalani got overthrown
• President Cleveland felt bad, but it was too late

PAN-AMERICANISM

BLAINE'S PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

BLAME IT ON THE MAINE

• Maine explodes-266 people died
• Blame the Spanish
• The US supports the Cuban revolution

CUBA

• Attempt and fail to overthrow Spain
• Jose Marti-Cuban revolutionary
• Cuba and US are economically linked
• Likened revolt to our own!
• General Valeriano Weyler-the Butcher

YELLOW JOURNALISM

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• Spain removes Weyler
• Spain offers autonomy
• Spain insults McKinley
• JINGOISM: aggressive nationalism
• War began on April 24th, 1898

THE FILIPINO FRONT

• George Dewey powns Spanish navy
• Join forces with Emiliano Aguinaldo
• Alliance doesn't last long...

THE CUBAN FRONT

• US army isn't as fast as navy
• Remember meat in a can?
• Rough Riders and African-American soldiers join forces!
• The Spanish warships fled...
• Cease-fire on August 12, 1898

THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

• Cuba-freedom
• Guam-annexation
• Puerto Rico-annexation
• Philippines-??????

MCKINLEY DECIDED TO ANNEX

U.S. VS. AGUINALDO

PUERTO RICO

• Foraker Act: not citizens and no rights
• Congress can pass any law
• 1917-become citizens of the US

PLATT AMENDMENT

• Cuba couldn't...
• Make any treaties with other countries
• Refuse to give/sell US naval bases
• have a lot of debt and...
• US could intervene in Cuban affairs

MCKINLEY IS ASSASSINATED!

US AND CHINA

• Open Door Policy:
• China has to trade with the world
• The Boxer Rebellion:
• Attempt to keep out Western influence

JAPANESE-US RELATIONS

• Teddy wins NPP for Russo-Japanese treaty
• US competed with Japan for influence
• "Great White Fleet": tour to show off naval power
• Things went downhill from there

"SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK!"

PANAMA

• We want a canal!
• Hay-Pauncefort Treaty
• We get rights from France
• Led to Panamanian independence
• Interfere or advancing "collective civilization"?

ROOSEVELT COROLLARY

• Add-on to Monroe Doctrine
• Intervene on behalf of Western Hemisphere
• Created a lot of resentment (DR, Nicaragua)
• Led to "DOLLAR DIPLOMACY":
• Help nations build up business

TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE AN OPEN-NOTE TEST...

GOOD LUCK!