US imperialism

1. Quiz Ch 18 S1-2
1. Have little to do with political affairs of other nations
2. name 3 reason US join colonizing other territories
3. Exaggerated, sensationalize headlines
4. The quest to colonize
5. Name 4 US colonies taken from Spain
6. He was sent to Japan to open the nation to US trade
7. Complete date when Spanish-American War started
8. Aggressive warlike feeling
9. US purchase Alaska from this country
10. The last monarch of Hawaii

2. •Chapter 18 S3-4

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Equator

5. Our “Sphere of Influence”Our “Sphere of Influence”

6. The Treaty of Paris:
1898
Cuba was freed from
Spanish rule.
Spain gave up Puerto
Rico and the island of
Guam.
The U. S. paid Spain
$20 mil. for the
Philippines.
The U. S. becomes
an imperial power!

8. “School Begins” - In the back of the classroom students representing
California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska are quietly
reading. In the front row are boys representing the Philippines, Puerto
Rico, Cuba, and Hawaii looking as if they would rather not be there.

10. Platt Amendment (1903)
1. Made Cuba a
protectorate
(independent nation but
govern economically
by a stronger nation
2. allowed U.S. to
intervene in Cuba
3.3. Cuba lease
Guantanamo Bay to
U.S. for naval
station.
Cuban Independence?

12. Puerto Rico: 1898
1900 - Foraker Act.Foraker Act.
PR became
“unincorporated
territory.”

14. Philippines: unfit to govern themselves
Filipinos wereFilipinos were
angry for notangry for not
gettinggetting their
independenceindependence
Emilio Aguinaldo
led a revolution
against US
War took 2 years
July 4, 1946:
Philippine
independence
“The American Policy”
Miss Columbia, teacher
at the Liberty School, is
ringing a bell. Uncle
Sam, switch in hand, is
dragging by the ear a
Filipino boy in loincloth
and amulet. Boys from
Hawaii, Cuba, and
Puerto Rico are standing
around watching.

18. "Political Cartoon Satirizing the Breakup of the Manchu Dynasty in China."

19. - China was too weak
to fight off foreign
invaders.
Sphere of Influence
- Area in which one
power would be
dominant
Sphere of influence restricted
US from trading to China.
Fear of losing market if
nations takes over
- The U.S. was afraid
they would be cut out of
the trade with China.

20. The Open Door Policy
Secretary John
Hay.
Give all nations
equal
access to trade in
China.
Guaranteed
China’s
independence
Uncle Sam: "I'm Out For
Commerce Not Conquest!"

21. The Boxer Rebellion: 1900
Secret society rebels rose to expelSecret society rebels rose to expel
“foreign devils”“foreign devils”
A determined Uncle Sam has donned
two naval ships as boxing gloves,
provoking the Chinese rebel, whose
knife drips with blood, into a wide-
eyed grimace of fear.

22. Allies during
the Boxer
Rebellion,
with their
naval flags,
from left to
right: Italy,
United States
, France,
Austria-Hungary
, Japan,
Germany,
United Kingdom
, Russia.
(Japanese print,
1900.)
- In response, an international army
crushed the rebellion.

23. Execution of Boxers after the rebellion

25. Latin America
• raw
materials/
strategically
important

26. Venezuela and British Guiana
border dispute
– gold was
found
– Asked US to
intervene-
– US
demanded
compromise-
– Britain
refused

27. Monroe Doctrine (1823)
US oppose
European
intervention
in affairs of
independent
nations

28. Roosevelt Corollary
• claimed the right of the U.S. to intervene in
Latin America to preserve law and order
• extension of the
Monroe Doctrine
• Policy of
“big stick”
• US as the
international
police

29. Reasons
Dominican
Republic
1916 -
1924
Nicaragua 1912 -
1933
Haiti 1915-
1934
Honduras 1911 -
1925
Country
Occupie
d
Year
s
to control their
finances, help
them pay their
debts, and keep
the peace
to restore order
after a
revolution and
to protect U.S.
businessesto restore order
after years of
anarchy
to protect U.S.
businesses during
civil war

31. Panama: Treaty
1850  Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty.
1901  Hay-Paunceforte
Treaty.
Both treaty were
negotiation with Britain
for US to build canal in
Panama
Eliminating Britain as
competition

32. Panama Canal
• Colombia (owns
Panama ,offered $10m
+250,000 rental) refused
U.S. to build the
canal
•U.S. encouraged
the Panamanian to
revolt
•Sent USS Nashville; help
organize revolt
•Blockade Colombia
•Reduce cost of
shipping
•Connects two oceans

33. • On November 3, 1903, Panama declared independence
• Panama
granted US
larger canal zone
with same term

34. “The Land divided the World united”
• biggest obstacle:
yellow fever and
malaria
•Drain swamp
•7 years to
complete;
thousands
deaths; $400m
• About $287,000,000 had been
spent and 20,000 men had died,
mostly of yellow fever and malaria,

35. U. S. Interventions in
Latin America: 1898-1920s

37. Russo-Japanese War
• Japan needs raw
material
– China
(Manchuria)
• Russia does not
want Japan to
join Open Door
• Japan surprised
torpedo Russian
fleet

38. Roosevelt won Nobel peace Prize 1906 (first American to win)
• Both exhausted-
Japan asked US
to intervene
• Treaty of
Portsmouth
– Roosevelt invited
Russia and
Japan to make
peace
– Recognized
Japan’s victory
– China remain
Open to all
nation for trade

39. Uncle Sam: One of the
“Boys?”
Both exhausted-
Japan asked US to
intervene
Treaty of
Portsmouth
Roosevelt invited
Russia and Japan
to make peace
Recognized
Japan’s victory
China remain Open
to all nation for
trade

41. The Great White Fleet: 1907
• Roosevelt
demonstrated
US military
strength
• Send 16 battle
fleet around
the world
Speak Softly,Speak Softly,
But Carry a BigBut Carry a Big
Stick!Stick!

44. Taft’s “DollarTaft’s “Dollar
Diplomacy”Diplomacy”
Improve financialImprove financial
opportunities for Americanopportunities for American
businesses.businesses.
Use private capital toUse private capital to
further U. S. interestsfurther U. S. interests
overseas.overseas.
Therefore, the U.S.Therefore, the U.S.
should create stability andshould create stability and
order abroad that wouldorder abroad that would
best promote America’sbest promote America’s
commercial interests.commercial interests.

45. Dollar Diplomacy – President Taft’s policy of encouraging
Americans to invest in Latin America
U.S. Global Investments &
Investments in Latin America, 1914

46. Wilson’s “Moral Diplomacy”Wilson’s “Moral Diplomacy”
The U. S. shouldThe U. S. should
be the consciencebe the conscience
of the world.of the world.
Spread democracy.Spread democracy.
Promote peace.Promote peace.
Condemn colonialism.Condemn colonialism.

47. U. S. Global Investments &U. S. Global Investments &
Investments in Latin America, 1914Investments in Latin America, 1914

48. Cause and Effect
• Desire for resources
and market
• Yellow journalism
• colonization
• Western belief in
cultural superiority
• jingoism
• Exploitation or people
under colonial rule
• Political competition
among Western
nations
• Spanish American
War
• Rise of nationalism