1. America on the World Stage
Chapter 28
America on the World Stage

2. Previously, in American history…
America won the Spanish-American War
Got: Puerto Rico
Guam
Cuba
Philippines

4. 1899 US refuses to give Philippines their independence
Filipinos revolt

5. Philippine Commission- 1899
Set up by Pres. McKinley
Led by William Taft
“benevolent assimilation”
Improving roads, sanitation, and public health
Developed economic ties between countries
Set up a school system with ESL

6. Filipinos hated it.
“preferred independence over assimilation”

7. February 4, 1899
Filipinos start a rebellion against the US

8. Emilio Aguinaldo

9. Aguinaldo captured, Rebellion ends US remains in control until
Philippines become an independent country in 1946

10. “The East”

11. Wars in China 1800s: China and Britain fighting
: China and Japan fighting over control of Korea
Japan wins
European countries start moving into China
“Spheres of influence”

13. “Open Door Policy” John Hay (Sec of State)
Urged European nations to “respect” Chinese commercial rights and territory
Wanted to keep ports open to trade b/w China and the US

14. William Jennings Bryan
Election of 1900
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan

15. McKinley vs. Bryan Republican Won a war New land
Reestablished the gold standard
Imperialism
TR is Vice Pres nominee
Democrat (Populist)
Silver standard
Anti-imperialism

16. McKinley wins
Assassinated in Sept. 1901

17. Leon Czolgosz

18. Theodore Roosevelt

19. Roosevelt Believed President should boldly lead
Didn’t like system of “checks and balances”
Loose constructionist

20. Panama Canal

21. Panama Canal
567

22. “Puppet Panama”

23. Colombia Controlled Panama Didn’t want to sell US land (wanted more $)
Panamanians revolted US supported them

24. Rebellion successful Bunau- Varilla leads revolt
Becomes Panamanian minister to US
Signs treaty to give US land needed in Panama

25. Effects of the Panama Canal
Downturn in US- Latin American relations
$400 million
Malaria- mosquitoes

26. Monroe Doctrine James Monroe
Europe stays in the eastern hemisphere, US stays in the western hemisphere

27. Roosevelt Corollary
Several Latin Am. countries were in debt to European nations
Corollary said US could pay off their debt to keep Europeans out of the west
Really just let US interfere with them

28. 1904 Japan went to war with Russia
Russia had troops in places they shouldn’t
TR brokered a peace treaty, won the Nobel Prize
Japan doesn’t like us anymore

29. Japanese in the US Immigrating to America in late 1800s
Discrimination from nativists
1906: San Francisco public schools segregated b/w white and Asian
Japan threatens war

30. Gentleman’s Agreement
Stopped segregating schools in CA
Japan would stop flow of immigration