1. Imperialism in the Americas WARNING……do NOT interfere in Western Hemisphere Two main points of Monroe Doctrine American continents should not be looked at to be colonized by Europe US considers any action toward American continents as a threat

2. Why Monroe Doctrine was necessary Europeans, especially Britain, had built empires. Spain looking to re- conquer Latin America

3. Causes of Spanish American War Spain control Cuba Cuba begins revolt 1895 Spain crush revolt + begin concentration camps US sympathetic toward Cuba USS Maine in Havana Harbor + explodes (probably its own boiler) + blame Spain April 1898 US declares war

4. Justification for War Moral Justification for US in Cuba…… Independence / concentration camps Economic and Political Justification: Sugar and Tobacco Monroe Doctrine US Imperial Power ambitions

5. U.S. gains from Spanish-American War Philippines Guam Puerto Rico Cuba (protection)

8. Panama’s independence Panama – a state of Colombia U.S supported revolution with naval assistance to create an independent republic……. Why????????? To get permission to build canal

9. Panama Canal connect Pacific and Atlantic Importance of Canal for U.S. cut travel time (trade/military) Get navy from East coast to West coast more influence in Latin America compete with Imperialist powers in Pacific

11. 1904-1914 40,000 workers Malaria and yellow fever