1. Bellwork What are the 3 class expectations? Name 1 fun/ cool thing you did over the break Describe 2 things you learned in this class last semester

2. Review Think back to freshman year in World Studies… what do you remember about the age of imperialism? Hint: Which countries participated in imperialism, and where did they create their empires? Hint: Which countries participated in imperialism, and where did they create their empires?

3. Imperialism 7.1

4. Age of Imperialism Late 1800s European nations enlarging their empires around the world. Political control, and economic benefits Political control, and economic benefits Many in US believe that in order to stay competitive, the US needs to do the same

6. Why did America join the imperialist club at the end of the 19 th century?

7. 1. Commercial Interests US foreign investments 1869-1908

8. 2. Military Interests

9. 3. Social Darwinist Thinking The Hierarchy of Race The White Man’s Burden

10. 4. Religious/Missionary Interests American Missionaries in China, 1905

11. 5. Closing of the American Frontier

12. America Becoming a World Power Japan had not traded with a Western power for 250 years, but had great coal deposits. Open Door Policy: Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Tokyo and “opened” or negotiated trade. The growth of Asian markets stimulated the U.S. economy. 1867 – U.S. seized the uninhabited Midway Islands in the Pacific (strategic for trade with China & Japan) 1867 – U.S. buys Alaska from Russia By 1872, gold, copper, and oil are discovered in Alaska. 1898 – Hawaii annexed by the US 1902 – US purchases Panama Canal

13. Origins of the Spanish-American War Cuba had struggled for 30 years over independence from Spain. 1895 – Cuban rebels launched a fight for independence. Spanish retaliated by placing them in concentration camps. 1896 – McKinley elected President; openly supports Cuban independence.

16. Yellow Journalism Yellow Journalism: exaggerated or completely false news stories. Newspapers used to create sensationalized stories to sell more papers. Pro-war newspapers using yellow journalism helped push the US into the Spanish American war. William Randolph Hearst – “You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war!” William Randolph Hearst – “You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war!”

17. Bellwork List the 5 reasons for US imperialism

18. 5 Characteristics of Yellow Journalism 1.Scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news 2.Lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings 3.Use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudo-science, and false facts from so-called experts 4.Emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips (which is now normal in the U.S.) 5.Dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" against the system.

19. Origins of the Spanish-American War Many Americans sympathetic to Cuba, seeing their revolution like ours. This creates tension with Spain. Warship U.S.S. Maine sent to Havana to protect Americans in Cuba February 15, 1898 U.S.S. Maine explodes Many Americans blame Spain, but we still don’t know for sure what happened

20. The War April 11, 1898 – Congress declares Cuba’s independence April 24, 1898 – Spain declares war on US April 25, 1898 – US declares war on Spain Fighting in Cuba and the Philippines (a Spanish territory) US wins in about four months Teddy Roosevelt becomes famous for fighting bravely in Cuba leading his troop called the “Rough Riders”

22. “Remember the Main, and to Hell with Spain!” Funeral for Main victims in Havana

23. End of the War After the U.S. wins, Spain signs an armistice (cease-fire). In October, both countries signed the Paris Peace Treaty Spain granted Independence to Cuba. Spain granted Independence to Cuba. Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million. Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million. Philippines part of US until 1946 Puerto Rico and Guam are still U.S. territories.

24. American Sphere of Influence Expanding

26. New Seats – Check Podium Bellwork – 1/7/14 What are the reasons the US eventually got involved in imperialism? What event helped push the US into war with Spain?

27. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: 1904 “Chronic wrongdoing… may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power” – Teddy Roosevelt to Congress at the State of the Union Address

28. The Outcome U.S. is now a major player in world affairs U.S. can create military bases around the world Imperialists happy: U.S. can gain access to foreign markets. Places to sell American goods and make money. Anti-Imperialists upset. Felt that imperialism rejected the American ideal of “liberty for all”