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1 America’s role in the Global Family?  What role do you see America playing in the “Global Family”? (Mother, Father, Uncle, Aunt, Sister, etc…) Explain.  What role would you like to see America playing in the “Global Family”? Explain.

2 America as an Imperialist Power? Overarching Question – In what ways was the US beginning to look like an “imperialist” power in the early 1900’s?

3 “Breakfast in America”?  Doesn’t this look yummy?  Does having these on your plate benefit everyone involved?

4 Imperialism – Defined…  Ideology of Imperialism – rests on two main ideas… - Nationalism - Culturally Superiority

5 Ideas of becoming an “imperialist” power?  Imperialism vs. Isolationism  Alfred Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (add to notes)  Alaska purchased in 1867 (.02/acre) - “Sewards Folly” (add to notes)  Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani – our interests here?

6 The Queen Liliuokalani’s majesty…

7 Photos of Hawaii….see the interest?

8 More Photos…

9 Ok, but why would you want to stay?

10 US in South Asia..  “Spheres of Influence” in China – why were we interested?  Open Door Policy in China and Boxer Rebellion – what happened?  Perry in Japan - 1853 - sparking the Meiji Restoration - our relationship with Japan?

11 For what reason(s) was the Spanish - American War fought?  US interests in Cuba?  Jose Marti – What happened in regards to his leadership?  Yellow Journalism – Pulitzer and Hearst  Results?

12 “A splendid little war…”  Sinking of USS Maine and The de Lome letter  Teddy Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders”  US Involvement in Philippines?  US casualties in Cuba?

13 Results of the Spanish American War…  Occupation of Philippines?  Anti Imperialist League  Platt Amendment  Teller Amendment (signed, yet war began 1897)

14 Our new map?

15 Our new image to the world?

16 What was the relationship between US and Latin American nations? ?  Building the Panama Canal, currentlycurrently  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty  Monroe Doctrine  Roosevelt Corollary  Dollar Diplomacy (Taft) vs. Moral Diplomacy (Wilson) Dollar Diplomacy Moral Diplomacy  Woodrow Wilson’s leadership  Mexican Revolution (Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata) Mexican Revolution  US interests in Mexico?  Video Video

17 The Mexican Revolution - In a Nutshell  Between 1877 to 1911, Porfirio Diaz led with iron fist and financial interest in US Businesses.  Francisco Madero called for revolution - uprooted Diaz; General Huerta seized power and killed Madero; Pres. Wilson stationed warships  Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata each led revolts  US Businesses wanted Huerta out  Tampico Crisis and seizure of German ammunition ship contributed to US forces assaulting Veracruz; Huerta replaced by Carranza, but Villa and Zapata continued revolt - attacked US to unite Mexicans, by 1920 revolution ended (meantime…thousands moved to US)


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