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Quick Review Industrialism Reform Populism – Progressivism
Role of African Americans & Women Imperialism
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Industrialism Change from agriculture to industry, from hand made products to machine made products.
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Reform To change something, to fix
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Populism - Progressivism
Reforms to politics and the cities Gilded Age New political power for farmers
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Role of African Americans & Women
Growing power of both groups Growing hate against both groups
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Imperialism Imperialism – one country (usually larger) taking over another economically and politically. Why would the U.S. want to be imperialistic? Political Cartoon
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Monroe Doctrine 1823 – States no more European colonies in North or South America, any attempt to create a new colony will be considered an act of war. This was used to stop other nations from expanding.
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Alaska Alaska was purchased from Russia for $7.2 million dollars by William Seward Alaska was important because it was a source of gold, copper, silver, coal, lead, tin, timber, furs, and fish.
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Alaska Continued Serves home to military bases Part of the North Warning System – radar stations to report early warnings of enemy missiles or aircraft Refueling base for commercial airliners
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U.S. interest in Pacific The U.S. is interested in the Pacific to use the islands as a military base, refueling stop, raw materials and a place to make repairs. Commercial economic interests became international.
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Annexation of Hawaii Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani led by Samuel Dole. After Spanish American war brought in as a territory Granted statehood in 1959 Main stopover for airliners, key naval & air base & popular tourist destination
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Cuba Puerto Rico Midway Wake Philippines
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The Spanish-American War
Cubans had their own rebellion against Spain Exports of sugar to U.S. –many business interests in Cuba Public opinion – yellow journalism, Pulitzer and Hearst McKinley president The Maine & declaration of war
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Two Front War One front-Philippines – George Dewey
U.S. gains control & defeat Spanish Fight with Filipino rebels Successful 1930’s elect president & congress 1946 grants Philippines its independence
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Cuba Rough Riders – group of rag-tag officers in the US that brought their own horses and supplies – Leonard Wood Kettle Hill & San Juan Hill 9th & 10th all-black Cavalry Regiments, ¼ of all troops in Cuba were black and some received Medals of Honor for bravery Ships attempt to leave harbor Spain & U.S. agree to a cease fire
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Treaty of Paris 1898 Cuba to be given its independence
U.S. annexes Guam and Puerto Rico Philippines – U.S. paid $20 million To govern Puerto Rico – Foraker Act Cuba after the war Platt Amendment –continued control over Cuba
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The Panama Canal Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Nicaragua or Panama?
Negotiations with Colombia Panamanian rebellion Recognition of the Republic of Panama
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla U.S. Control over 10 miles to construct canal
Panama independent $10 million for the Canal Zone $250,000 in yearly rental
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Roosevelt Corollary An addition to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904 states: the U.S. will intervene in the internal affairs of Latin America if mismanagement caused a country to prevent keeping order or paying its debts. Used to assist Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic today)
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US and East Asia Sphere of influence Open Door Policy
John Hay Secretary of State Open Door Policy Gentleman’s Agreement Great White Fleet
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Diplomacies of Imperialism
Theodore Roosevelt Big Stick William Taft Dollar Woodrow Wilson Moral
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Imperialistic Policies
Foraker Act – created the government in Puerto Rico and gave the U.S. power to choose a governor and some of the legislature Platt Amendment – the U.S.’s way of keeping Cuba under its influence, Cuba could not sign a treaty without the U.S. approval
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Social Darwinism What is it? How does it relate to imperialism?
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U.S. Imperialism Hawaii 1898 Made a republic
Business Revolt, annexed then became state in 1959 Midway Islands 1867 Un- occupied, taken by U.S Taken – no one there to prevent US occupation
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Continued Wake Island 1898 Un-occupied Same as Midway Guam Spain
Treaty of Paris 1898 Philippines
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Continued American Samoa 1899 Germany & Great Britain
Treaty with both countries Cuba 1898 Spain Treaty of Paris 1898 Puerto Rico Panama Canal Zone 1903 Great Britain & Others
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Questions to Ponder What advantages did the United States gain from these acquisitions? The term “imperialism” often has the negative and racist connotation of a white country dominating other races. In what way did America’s image suffer from these acquisitions?
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Philippines
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1. Rough Riders 2. Monroe Doctrine 3. Roosevelt Corollary 4. William McKinley 5. Theodore Roosevelt 6. Alaska 7. Hawaii 8. Spain 9. Cuba 10. Philippines 11. Wake Island 12. Imperialism 13. Yellow Journalism 14. Industrialism 15. Platt Amendment 16. Sugar 17. Panama 18. Colombia 19. Russia 20. Midway 21. Pacific 22. Atlantic 23. The Maine 24. The Vermont
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