1. Last class we discussed 4 main causes of Imperialism
Last class we discussed 4 main causes of Imperialism. What are each of the 4 and why are they important?
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2. at the turn of the century
US Foreign Policy
at the turn of the century

3. Cuba was a Spanish Colony, but was fighting for its independence
Cuba was a Spanish Colony, but was fighting for its independence. Many Americans supported the Cubans in this struggle.
Regardless of what really happened, most Americans blamed Spain for the explosion. Anger over the USS Maine, fanned by “Yellow Journalism” led to a declaration of war.
USS Maine

4. Guam Guam was annexed by the United States in 1898.
Guam is still an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Guam

5. Puerto Rico was Annexed by the United States at the end of the Spanish American War.
Puerto Rico, like Guam, became an unincorporated territory and is a US commonwealth today.
Puerto Rico

6. The United States annexed the Philippines as part of the Treaty of Paris and agreed to pay Spain $20 million for the territory.
Filipino troops attacked American soldiers though. To fight the Filipinos Americans used many of the same tactics that they had condemned Spain for (such as concentration camps).
While fighting the rebels the United States attempted to win the population over with various reforms:
Education, transportation, health care
Hostilities ended in 1902 and the Philippines gained their independence in 1946.
Philippines

7. After the war the United States set up military government in Cuba even though they had promised to grant Cuba its independence.
The Cubans were forced to sign the Platt Amendment which basically made them an American protectorate.
Cuba was forced to lease a naval station to the United States.
The United States still operates Guantanamo Bay in Cuba;
It is the oldest overseas U.S. Naval Base, and the only U.S. military installation in a country with whom the United States has no diplomatic relations
Cuba

8. Crashcourse US History start at 5:53

9. One day at school you notice a huge ring of students jostling and pushing. As you get closer, you hear some of the students yelling “fight!” Like the rest, you want to see what is happening. Finally finding a vantage point, you see two students threatening one another. One is a good friend; the other is a former friend and current enemy who owes you money. What will you do?
Discuss the following options with your partner:
Turn away and leave because the fight does not concern you and getting involved will only mean trouble.
Convince a couple of friends to help you separate the two students before they hurt each other.
Get into the fight on your friend’s side and punch out the former friend who owes you money since he deserves it.
Punch out both students to show the rest of the school who is the toughest kid on campus.

10. Isolationism Now let’s look at the various ways we can,
as a society, react to global situations
Collective Security
Working with other countries to influence world affairs
“Team Player”
Isolationism
Strict non-involvement in the affairs of other nations.
“Loner”

11. Imperialism
Extending power by acquiring territory around the globe or exploiting weaker nations to serve national interests.
“World Bully”
Internationalism Intervening in other countries’ affairs to promote important national interests and/or safeguard national security “World Police”

12. Activity Read about US Foreign Policy in each country
Write a simile representing US Foreign Policy for the country
Below the simile write two “because” phrases explaining how the simile represents US Foreign Policy
make sure you include details from the reading in your “because” statements
Decide where the country fits on the Foreign Policy Spectrum
Is the US policy toward them imperialistic, internationalist, isolationist or collective security? Or some combination?
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13. US foreign policy in __________ was like…
A game of chess
A tabloid newspaper
A toddler learning to walk
A football game
Two brothers fighting

14. American Foreign Policy
Answer the following questions on a piece of notebook paper and keep in your binder.
Under what circumstances is it appropriate for the United States to intervene in the affairs of another country?
Are you proud or ashamed of U.S. foreign policy around the turn of the century?
Where on the foreign policy spectrum would you place the U.S. today, given what you know about Iraq and Afghanistan?
Where on the foreign policy spectrum SHOULD the U.S. position itself today?

15. What are the 4 major ways that we can react to global situations?
How are they different from each other?
Is one more correct than the others or does the situation determine the action?
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