1. Ch. 10-America Claims an Empire
• Section 1-Imperialism and America
• Section 2-The Spanish American War
• Section 3-Acquiring New Lands
• Section 4-America as a World Power
3. Old Diplomacy
• 1. Noninterventionist
• - the US did not intervene in foreign affairs,
especially Europe’s
• 2. Isolationist
• - the US acted alone in foreign affairs as
compared to working with other nations
• 3. Passive and reactive
• - the US waited for events to occur and then
acted accordingly
• 4. Weak army and navy
4. New Diplomacy
• 1. Imperialistic
• - going out and conquering territory to create an
empire
• - Alfred Mahan(look up), Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy
Roosevelt
• 2. Stronger army and navy
• 3. Interventionist – especially in Central and South
America
• - becoming more involved in other countries affairs
• - Monroe Doctrine(look up)
• 4. Strong nationalism
• - having strong pride and confidence in one’s
country
5.
6. Ch. 10.1 Imperialism and America
• Imperialism became
very common with the
major powers of the
world
• Which countries were
the most powerful in
1900?
• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Austria-Hungary
• Italy
• Russia
• United States
• Ottoman Empire-
Turkey)
• Japan
14. Why did the US and other countries
look to imperialism?
• Brings military power and prestige to your
country
• Naval bases and refueling stations
• $$$$-For natural resources as well as opening
new markets to sell your goods(trade)
• Belief in cultural superiority-White Man’s Burden
-McKinley: "to take them all and to educate the
Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize
them."
-Taft: We must help our "our little brown
brothers” on the Philippines
17. Taking Alaska and Hawaii
• Fifteen-twenty minutes to research your
topic
• Put info into the Wallwisher website:
• http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/alaskaus
• http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/hawaiius
• Be ready to share your findings.
• Once done, embed each Wall into your
daily blog.
24. Ch. 10.2-The Spanish American
War
• By 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire
– Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and a
few colonies in Africa(Morocco and Western
Sahara)
• The US had been interested in Cuba for a
long time
– US tried to buy Cuba in 1854
• Cubans had been revolting against Spain
frequently(1868, 1878, 1886, 1895)
wanting independence
• Many felt sorry for the Cuban people
25.
26.
27. What caused an increase in tension
between the United States and Spain?
• 1. In 1895 civil war broke out in Cuba between
Spain and the Cubans
• 2. The conflict was described “bloody and brutal”
• 3. Newspapers(Yellow Press) reported the
brutality of the Spanish General Weyler
• The New York Journal reports "...blood on the
roadsides, blood in the villages, blood, blood,
blood!"
• American newspapers were clearly pushing the
nation towards intervention in the Cuban
situation
• William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
42. De Lome Letter
• ...McKinley is weak and catering to the
rabble and, besides, a low politician who
desires to leave a door open to himself
and to stand well with the jingos of his
party."
48. Causes of Spanish-American War
1898
• The USS Maine sinking
• The Yellow Press
• Butcher Weyler and his treatment of
Cubans in the concentration camps
• The De Lome Letter
• Jose Marti’s destruction of US property in
Cuba-making it look as thought Spain did
it
• To help the Cubans get independence
49. Declaration of War and the
Teller Amendment
• On April 25, 1898 the United States declared
war on Spain
• Discuss imperialists vs anti-imperialists in US
• Teller Amendment was added to the
declaration of war against Spain
• Guaranteed Cuban independence after the
war was over
• Guess what the US did instead?
50.
51. Fronts in the Spanish-American
War
• Philippines
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
64. Treaty of Paris-1898
• Brought an official end to the war
• Spain gave Cuba independence(kind of)
• US got control of the Philippines($20
million), Guam and Puerto Rico
65.
66. Misc.
• The US Army was not prepared to fight
this war-The Navy was excellent!
• Roughly 3000 US soldiers died in the war-
Only 385 battle deaths-2500 died due to
disease
• Lasted April 25 – August 12, 1898
• The US became an empire for the first
time in our history