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Title: Imperialism


1
Imperialism
  • Policy in which stronger nations extend their
    economic, political, or military control over
    weaker nations

2
Major Factors
  • Economic increase need for natural resources
  • Nationalist competition for large empire
  • Military superior to those in Africa and Asia
  • Humanitarian duty to spread the blessing of
    western civilization

3
Annexation of Alaska
  • William Seward
  • 1867 Russian 7.2 million
  • 1959 becomes a state

4
Annexation of Hawaii
  • American sugar planters gain control of Hawaiis
    govt and economy
  • McKinley Tariff
  • Queen Liliuokalani
  • Sanford B. Dole

5
Spanish American Cuban War
  • Cuban Rebellion
  • General Valeriano Wyler
  • Jose Marti
  • Yellow Journalism
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  • De Lome Letter
  • Enrique De Lome (Spanish Minister to US)
  • Criticized McKinley

6
Spanish American Cuban War
  • USS Maine
  • Sent to Cuba to protect Amer
  • Remember the Maine
  • War with Spain
  • Philippines
  • George Deweys victory
  • Cuba
  • Rough Riders
  • Lead to invasion of Puerto Rico

7
Spanish American Cuban War
  • Treaty of Paris
  • Ended Splendid Little War
  • Cuba gain independence
  • Sp give Puerto Rico and Guam to US
  • US pay Sp 20 million for annexation of
    Philippine Islands
  • - Residents would not become US Citizens

8
US and Puerto Rico
  • Not smart enough to govern themselves
  • Needed for maintaining presence in Caribbean and
    protecting future canal across Isthmus of Panama
  • Foraker Act

9
Cuba and US
  • Platt Amendment
  • Cuba could not make treaties that allowed foreign
    country control
  • US reserved right to intervene to preserve
    independence
  • Cuba was not to go into debt
  • US could buy/lease land for naval or coaling
    stations
  • Became a US Protectorate

10
Philippine-American War
  • Emilio Aguinaldo
  • Rebelled against US
  • US forced Filipinos to live in designated areas
  • US set up govt 2 houses
  • Finally gained independence

11
Open Door Policy
  • US needed to maintain trade with China
  • Sec of State John Hay
  • US called for open access to Chinas coastal
    ports, elimination of special privileges for any
    trading nations and the maintenance of Chinas
    independence

12
Boxer Rebellion
  • Chinese opposed to Western influence in their
    country
  • Boxers drive out evils
  • Rebellion stopped by outside forces
  • US scared about fate of China and issued 2nd open
    door notes
  • US safeguard trade with China

13
Impact of gains
  • Not necessary to own people to trade with them
  • Expense of maintaining Amer empire would out
    weight benefits
  • McKinley assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt steps in

14
Russo-Jap War
  • Russia controlled Manchuria, wanted Korea which
    Japan set up as an independent nation
  • War broke out b/w Russia and Japan
  • Japan wanted Roosevelt to intervene-gt Nobel Peace
    Prize

15
Panama Canal
  • Roosevelt wanted canal, shortcut b/w Atlantic and
    Pacific Ocean
  • Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
  • Panama claimed independence from Columbia with
    help of US
  • Panama gave US control of strip in exchange for
    help

16
Roosevelt Corollary
  • US did not want Europe to intervene in Latin
    America due to monies owed
  • Speak softly and carry and big stick and you will
    go far
  • Dollar Diplomacy US policy of using the nations
    economic power to exert influence over other
    countries

17
Wilson and Missionary Diplomacy
  • Monroe Doctrine
  • Wilsons Missionary Diplomacy

18
Mexican Revolution
  • Porfirio Diaz-gt Frances Madero -gt General
    Victoriana Huerta
  • Wilson refused to recognize Huerta
  • War broke out
  • Huerta regime collapsed -gt Venustiano Carranza
  • Emiliano Zapata and Franscisco Pancho Villa
  • Led revolts against Carranza US

19
US Goals Achieved
  1. Expanded its access to foreign markets in order
    to ensure the continued growth of the domestic
    economy
  2. Built a modern Navy to protect its interest
    abroad
  3. Exercised its power to ensure American dominance
    in Latin America
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