America on the World Stage Chapter 28 America on the World Stage
Previously, in American history… America won the Spanish-American War Got: Puerto Rico Guam Cuba Philippines
1899 US refuses to give Philippines their independence Filipinos revolt
Philippine Commission- 1899 Set up by Pres. McKinley Led by William Taft “benevolent assimilation” Improving roads, sanitation, and public health Developed economic ties between countries Set up a school system with ESL
Filipinos hated it. “preferred independence over assimilation”
February 4, 1899 Filipinos start a rebellion against the US
Emilio Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo captured, Rebellion ends US remains in control until Philippines become an independent country in 1946
“The East”
Wars in China 1800s: China and Britain fighting 1894-95: China and Japan fighting over control of Korea Japan wins European countries start moving into China “Spheres of influence”
“Open Door Policy” John Hay (Sec of State) Urged European nations to “respect” Chinese commercial rights and territory Wanted to keep ports open to trade b/w China and the US
William Jennings Bryan Election of 1900 William McKinley William Jennings Bryan
McKinley vs. Bryan Republican Won a war New land Reestablished the gold standard Imperialism TR is Vice Pres nominee Democrat (Populist) Silver standard Anti-imperialism
McKinley wins Assassinated in Sept. 1901
Leon Czolgosz
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Believed President should boldly lead Didn’t like system of “checks and balances” Loose constructionist
Panama Canal
Panama Canal 567
“Puppet Panama”
Colombia Controlled Panama Didn’t want to sell US land (wanted more $) Panamanians revolted . . . US supported them
Rebellion successful Bunau- Varilla leads revolt Becomes Panamanian minister to US Signs treaty to give US land needed in Panama
Effects of the Panama Canal Downturn in US- Latin American relations 1904-1914 $400 million Malaria- mosquitoes
Monroe Doctrine James Monroe Europe stays in the eastern hemisphere, US stays in the western hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary Several Latin Am. countries were in debt to European nations Corollary said US could pay off their debt to keep Europeans out of the west Really just let US interfere with them
1904 Japan went to war with Russia Russia had troops in places they shouldn’t TR brokered a peace treaty, won the Nobel Prize Japan doesn’t like us anymore
Japanese in the US Immigrating to America in late 1800s Discrimination from nativists 1906: San Francisco public schools segregated b/w white and Asian Japan threatens war
Gentleman’s Agreement Stopped segregating schools in CA Japan would stop flow of immigration