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1 Unit VIIC AP United States History
American Imperialism Unit VIIC AP United States History

2 Fundamental Question To what extent was the American public supportive of increased foreign involvement?

3 Perry Expedition (1853-1854) Commodore Matthew Perry
Encourage trade and diplomatic relations with Japan Convention of Kanagawa (1854)

4 Alaska Purchase (1867) “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox”
$7.2 million (2 cents per acre) to Russia for 586,412 sq. mi. Eventual discovery of gold and oil reserves

5 Hawaii White Intrusion Queen Liliuokalani Overthrow of Hawaii (1893)
Sugar Plantation Owners Queen Liliuokalani Attempted to reassert native authority and drive out foreigners Overthrow of Hawaii (1893) Sanford Dole Republic of Hawaii ( ) Annexation by U.S. (1898) Strategic commercial and military location

6 Why Hawaii?

7 Spanish-American War (1898)
Origins and Causes Cuba Jose Marti DeLome Letter Spanish diplomat ridicules McKinley U.S.S. Maine (Feb. 15) 266 deaths “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” Yellow Journalism Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst War Declaration of War (Apr. 21) Teller Amendment U.S. promise Cuban independence, not annexation Caribbean Theater Rough Riders Pacific Theater Battle of Manila Bay Emilio Aguinaldo

8 Spanish-American War (1898)
“A splendid little war.” Treaty of Paris American Acquisitions Puerto Rico Guam Philippines Cuba American military occupation ( ) Platt Amendment (1901) Treaties required American approval Guantanamo Bay

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10 Imperialists and Anti-Imperialists
Opponents Mostly from Democratic Party Anti-Imperialist League Grover Cleveland (D) William Jennings Bryan (D) Senator Ben Tillman (D-SC) Samuel Gompers (AFL) Mark Twain Andrew Carnegie Jane Addams Reasons Undemocratic Violated republicanism “consent of the governed” Prevent influx of “inferior races” Proponents Most from GOP Theodore Roosevelt (R) John Hay (R) James G. Blaine (R) Reasons Economic expansion Political security International prestige Humanitarian efforts Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890) Social Darwinism Jingoism “White Man’s Burden” Insular Cases ( ) Supreme Court ruled constitutional guarantees granted only by Congress to U.S. territories “Constitution does not necessarily follow the flag”

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13 The Philippines Philippine-American War (1899-1902) Atrocities
Torture by both sides Concentration camps Casualties 12,000-20,000 Filipinos 4,165 Americans 200,000-1,000,000 Filipino civilians Americanization Freedom of religion English as official language

14 China Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
Secretary of State John Hay Spheres of influence Mutual economic policies among foreign powers Boxer Rebellion ( ) Eight-Nation Alliance against Chinese nationalists Severely weakened Qing Dynasty

15 Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) Big Stick Policy
The Americas Roosevelt Corollary Unstable economies in Venezuela and Dominican Republican enticed direct European influence U.S. right to intervene if: Incapable of protecting American interests Stabilize economies to prevent European influence Panama Canal Panamanian Revolution (1903) Panama Canal opened 1914 Asian Policy Treaty of Portsmouth (1904) “Gentleman’s Agreement” (1907) Great White Fleet ( )

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17 William Howard Taft (1909-1913) Dollar Diplomacy
Encourage economic development infrastructure in Latin America and abroad Administration of loans and financing Railroad investments in China Lodge Corollary (1912) Henry Cabot Lodge Forbade ANY foreign acquisition in Western Hemisphere

18 Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) Moral Diplomacy
Pursuit of non-expansionist policies and promote democratic governments Despite military intervention in Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and Mexico Mexico Revolution Tampico Affair (1914) Pancho Villa Expedition ( ) General John J. Pershing World War I Fourteen Points

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