1. Chapter 17 “Becoming a World Power”
17.1 “The Pressure to Expand” (pg. 584 – 588)
What factors led to the growth of imperialism around the world?
Economic Factors
Natural Resources
New Markets
Nationalistic Factors

2. Military Factors Humanitarian Factors Imperialist Nations
Stronger armies and navies
Humanitarian Factors
Spread Western Civilization
Spread Christianity
Imperialist Nations
Great Britain - Russia
France -Japan
Germany -US?

3. In what ways did the US begin to expand its interests abroad in the mid to late 1800s?
1800s Settling the West
1853 US Commodore Matthew C. Perry “Opened up Japan”

4. 1867 Alaska “Seward’s Folly”
$7.2 Million
William Seward

5. 1867 Midway Islands were Annexed

6. What arguments were made in favor of the US expansion in the 1890s?
1.)Business
Minor Keith
John D. Rockefeller

7. 2.) National Security
Build a Strong Navy to protect America
Alfred T. Mahan The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660 – 1783 (1890)

8. Preserve American Spirit
The need for a new frontier since the Census Department declared our’s closed in 1890
Some leaders in favor of expansion
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rev. Josiah Strong
Sen. Albert J. Beveridge
Frederick Jackson Turner

9. 17.2 The Spanish - American War (pg. 589 – 596)
How did the activities of the US in Latin America set the stage for the war with Spain?
US Intervention in the Western Hemisphere
Chile (1891)
Brazil (1893)
Venezuela (1895)

10. What were the events leading up to and following the Spanish-American War?
Causes of War:
1.) Cuban Rebellion
Spanish General Valeriano Weyler
Concentration Camps
“The Butcher”

11. Hearst Pulitzer -2.)Yellow Journalism Sensationalized News Stories
New York World Joseph Pulitzer
NewYorkJournal William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Pulitzer

12. Dupuy De Lome William McKinley
-3.) Jingoism –
National Pride with an Aggressive Foreign
Policy
-4.) De Lome Letter
Insulting letter written about Pres. McKinley by De Lome
William McKinley

13. USS Maine

14. -5.) Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
“Remember the Maine”

16. Declaration of War Congress declared war in April 1898
Teller Amendment – US was fighting to free the Cubans and will not seek to acquire Cuba following the defeat of Spain
War was fought in two “theaters”
The Philippines
Cuba

17. The Spanish American War (1898)
Two Theaters
The Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt – Ass’t Secretary of the Navy
Dispatched Adm. George Dewey (May 1)
Dewey and the US Fleet destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay in seven hours

18. Cuba (June 1898)
Leonard Wood and TR led the Rough
Riders at San Juan Hill, Cuba
US Fleet destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Santiago
Casualties – 5000/500

19. Secretary of State John Hay called it “A Splendid Little War”
Only lasted a few months
Limited Casualties
Gained National Pride
Earned International Respect
Favorable Peace Treaty

20. Treaty of Paris Cuban Independence Puerto Rico and Guam to US
US purchased the Philippines for $20,000,000
The Platt Amendment (US & Cuba)
US Intervention in Cuban Affairs
No treaties with other countries without US consent
US use of Guantanamo Bay

21. Other Results of the War
National Pride
Worldwide Respect
Worldwide Empire
Hawaii (1898)
Guam (1898)
The Philippines (1898)
Puerto Rico (1898)
Samoa (1899)

23. Why did the US seek to gain influence in the Pacific?
To Protect American Interests (Trade)
Annexation of Hawaii (July 1898)
Sanford Dole removed Queen
Liliuokalani from power
US annexed Hawaii during the war – Port
Samoa (1899)
China - Open Door Policy (1899)

24. Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii (1898)
William McKinley
Sanford Dole

25. Boxer Rebellion (1900)

26. 17.3 A New Foreign Policy (pg. 598 – 603)
Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?
Connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
“Big Stick Diplomacy”
Colombia owned the land
US offered to buy 10-mile-wide stretch
Colombia refused the offer
US Supported a Panamanian Revolt
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

27. Construction of the Canal (1904 – 1914)
France had abandon their attempt during the late 1800s
Yellow Fever and Malaria
George Goethals - Engineer
Dr. William Gorgas - Mosquitos

28. What were the goals and results of Theodore Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” Diplomacy?
US Navy = “Big Stick”
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine – US Intervention in the Western Hemisphere to preserve stability

29. Nobel Peace Prize
Helped negotiate an end to the Russo-Japanese War (1905)
Portsmouth, NH

30. In what ways did the foreign policies of Presidents Taft and Wilson differ from those of President Roosevelt?
William Howard Taft (1909 – 1913)
“Dollar Diplomacy”
Give Money to Foreign Governments
Stability through investment, trade, and jobs

31. Woodrow Wilson (1913 – 1921) “Moral Diplomacy” Mexico
Tampico Incident (1914)
Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing
Pancho Villa (1916 – 1917)
Haiti (1915 – 1934)
Dominican Republic (1916 – 1924)

32. Foreign Policy (1901 – 1917)
Summary

33. 17.4 Debating America’s New Role (pg. 604 – 607)
What were the main arguments raised by the anti-imperialists?
William Jennings Bryan
Jane Addams
Mark Twain

34. Arguments raised by the anti-imperialists
Moral and Political Arguments
A nation established on the principle of liberty should not deprive others of that right
We should not have large standing armies
Racial Arguments
Anglo-Saxon superiority
Economic Arguments
Too costly
Cheap labor

35. Why did imperialism appeal to many Americans?
New places and exciting people
New markets
Becoming a world power
The Great White Fleet (1907 – 1909)

36. How was American imperialism viewed from abroad?
With our expanded role in the world came new responsibilities. At times we would take sides on issues affecting many people. Some nations grew dissatisfied with some of our decisions. From that time until now we have had to deal with this expanded role.