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1 UNIT FIVE: IMPERIALISM

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3 Life at the Turn of the Century
Cities grow up Daniel Burnham- Architect Frederick Olmstead- Landscape architect NY Central Park Airplanes- Wright Brothers Photography- George Eastman Newspapers- Pulitzer vs. Hearst Mass Culture- Baseball Bicycles Parks Department Stores(RFD) Chain Stores

4 Imperialism American had been Isolationists
Remember Washington’s advice Neutrality and No permanent alliances Imperialism- policy of taking colonies for economic interests Stronger countries control weaker ones Jingoism- patriotic aggressiveness Why Imperialize? Spheres of Influence- 1- new markets for products 2- military strength 3- cultural superiority- “White Man’s Burden”

5 “White Man’s Burden” – Rudyard Kipling

6 Building an Empire Create a strong military- Navy
Alfred T. Mahan- “Influence of Sea Power upon History” The need for a strong Navy- America builds Alaska (1867)- Seward’s Folly Purchases from Russia Hawaii (1898)- Annex and overthrow Queen- becomes a State in 1959

7 Spanish- American War Spanish ruled Cuba Where is Cuba?
Spanish rule harshly Yellow Journalism- exaggerating news stories to draw readers in Hearst vs. Pulitzer De Lome letter- Spanish Minster insults McKinley U.S. send ships to bring home citizens and observe USS MAINE explodes in Havana- 260 Killed “Remember the Maine” U.S Attacks Spanish Colony- Philippine Islands George Dewey captures islands Imperialistic foreign policy

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9 Cuba Cuba will be Independent Rough Riders- Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill “Splendid Little war” Fighting brief Cuba is free Or is it? Treaty of Paris Puerto Rico part of U.S. U.S. buys Philippines Control Philippines, PR, Cuba* Anti-Imperialist League- Carnegie vs. Josiah Strong- Christianize

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15 New Territories Hawaii- Annexed new territory
Philippines- becomes independent after WWII William H. Taft is Philippines 1st gov. Puerto Rico- becomes a U.S. territory in 1917 Cuba Teller Amendment- guaranteed a independent Cuba Platt Amendment- Gives U.S. economic interests in Cuba Rights to a Naval Base Partial U.S. Control Protects business interests

16 Asian influence U.S. wanted a Sphere of Influence in China like Europe had Open Door Note- John Hay want access (Open- Door) to China The sharing of China by imperialists Boxer Rebellion- put down by U.S. and others Chinese protest foreign influence

17 Roosevelt- Foreign Policy
Roosevelt arbitrator for Russian- Japan war U.S. becomes active in world Panama becomes part of Colombia U.S wants a Canal across Central America Colombia refuses- Panama revolts backed by U.S 10 yrs of Canal follow- Panama Canal built through disease and death The Panama Canal The Great White Fleet- sends Navy around World in Imperialism

18 Roosevelt Policy Monroe Doctrine for years
Now have Roosevelt’s Big Stick Foreign Policy Roosevelt Corollary- U.S. will be only nation to intervene in Latin America Taft has “Dollar Diplomacy”- use finances to influence Latin America Wilson has Missionary Diplomacy- U.S only talk with legal govt’s Wilson almost goes to war with Mexico- Pancho Villa U.S. now World Power Anti- U.S. feelings in world Imperialism- ethical?

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