American Imperialism

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American Imperialism

• Alaska and Hawaii
• Intellectual Currents of the Day
• War with Spain- 1898
• What do we do now?
• The Open Door in Asia

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United States Expansion in the Pacific, 18671899
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Causes of the Spanish-American War
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Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Cuban Revolution

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Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Cuban Revolution
• Proximity of Cuba to U.S.

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Map 24-2AThe Spanish-American War
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Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Cuban Revolution
• Proximity of Cuba to United States
• Yellow Journalism

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Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Cuban Revolution
• Proximity of Cuba to United States
• Yellow Journalism
• The de Lome Letter

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Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Cuban Revolution
• Proximity of Cuba to United States
• Yellow Journalism
• The de Lome Letter
• The sinking of the battleship Maine

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What to do with new territory?
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Map 24-2BThe Spanish-American War
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What to do with new territory?

• Give the islands back to Spain.

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What to do with new territory?

• Give the islands back to Spain.
• Give them to France or Germany.

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What to do with new territory?

• Give the islands back to Spain.
• Give them to France or Germany.
• Allow them independence.

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What to do with new territory?

• Give the islands back to Spain.
• Give them to France or Germany.
• Allow them independence.
• Take them, educate them, uplift, civilize, and
  Christianize the people.

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Imperial Thought
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Imperial Thought

• National Honor

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Imperial Thought

• National Honor
• Commerce

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Imperial Thought

• National Honor
• Commerce
• Racial Superiority

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Imperial Thought

• National Honor
• Commerce
• Racial Superiority
• Altruism

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US Possessions from War with Spain

• Philippines
• Guam
• Puerto Rico

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Reasons not to ratify Treaty
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Reasons not to ratify Treaty

• Traditional American isolationism

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Reasons not to ratify Treaty

• Traditional American isolationism
• American principles of self-government

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Reasons not to ratify Treaty

• Traditional American isolationism
• American principles of self-government
• Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not the
  Philippines

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Reasons not to ratify Treaty

• Traditional American isolationism
• American principles of self-government
• Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not the
  Philippines
• Danger of foreign entanglements

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Reasons not to ratify Treaty

• Traditional American isolationism
• American principles of self-government
• Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not the
  Philippines
• Danger of foreign entanglements
• Financial, military, and social costs