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1. Things to think about…
1) What considerations should guide the development of
American foreign policy?
2) When should the United States go to war?
3) What responsibilities do people with power have to
those people who have less power?
4) Did America’s emergence as a world power move it
closer or further away from its founding ideals?
3. Key Terms
Isolationism
Collective Security
Internationalism
Imperialism
Protectorate – Area protected and partially
controlled by another nation
4. Reasons For U.S. Imperialism
1) Global Competition
2) Cultural Superiority
3) Military Power
4) New Markets
5. 1) Global Competition
Competition with European countries
Africa and Asia seen as main targets
Only two African countries remain independent
Theodore Roosevelt’s desire to be a world power
This is what world powers do
“As one of the great nations of
the world, the United States
must not fall out of the line of
march.” ~ U.S. Senator
What does this
mean???
6.
7. 2) Cultural superiority
Social Darwinism racial superiority
America’s duty to “Christianize and Civilize”
Idea that God had willed the United States to be
greater than all other nations (Manifest Destiny)
Rudyard Kipling’s, “White Man’s Burden”
Josiah Strong’s, “Our Country”
8. Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild--
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.
Take up the White Man's burden--
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain
To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Man's burden--
The savage wars of peace--
Fill full the mouth of Famine
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
The end for others sought,
Watch sloth and heathen Folly
Bring all your hopes to nought.
According to Kipling, what is the “white
man’s burden?”
9. 3) Naval Bases
Alfred T. Mahan – encourage U.S. to build
its naval power (compete with world
powers)
Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia
Need for naval bases for fuel stations
throughout the world
Throughout the Pacific
10. 4) New Markets
Surplus of goods
creating need for
new markets
throughout the
world (raw materials
and foreign trade)
New investment
11. Our Acquisitions: Alaska
Purchased in 1867
William Seward, U.S. Secretary of State
Called “Seward’s Folly”
U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2
million
Equates to 2 cents / acre
Rich in natural resources
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12. Our Acquisitions: Hawaii
Vital for food (sugar), supplies,
and fuel (Pearl Harbor)
Spread Christianity
Issues of “duty free” status
Queen Liliuokalani – wanted to
rid American influence (“Hawaii
for the Hawaiians”)
Becomes a territory until 1959
(50th state)
13.
14. Our Acquisitions:
Samoa
Important for refueling
U.S. promises to help with disputes
among other countries
Divided among Germany and the United
States (almost led to war)
16. Events Leading up to War
U.S. attempts to buy Cuba from
Spain
Cuban War for Independence
Led by Jose Marti (Cuban poet)
American opinion split
Spanish Response
Valeriano Weyler (Spanish
General) beats rebellion and
imprisons thousands of Cubans
17. Causes of the War
Major Causes
1) Yellow Journalism
2) De Lome Letter
3) Sinking of the ‘U.S.S. Maine’
Minor Causes
1. Support of Monroe Doctrine
2. Desire for Empire
3. Belief in American Superiority
18. Yellow Journalism
Sensational stories about Spanish
atrocities towards the Cubans
“Butcher Weyler”
Stories of poisoned wells and killing
children
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph
Pulitzer fuel the war
“You furnish the
pictures and I’ll furnish
the war.” ~ Hearst
19. “Remember the Maine”
Like Pearl Harbor during
WWII, this slogan is at the
center of American public
support over the Spanish-
American War
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De Lome Letter
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
Spanish minister to the U.S.
Letter criticized the President
Called him “weak” and
insulted greatly
Letter is stolen and leaked to
New York Journal
De Lome is forced to resign,
Spanish embarrassed and
Americans angry
21. Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Battleship sent in to escort American
citizens and protect property
Feb. 15, 1898 ship blows up in Havana
Harbor (260 men killed)
Debate over the reason for the ship
exploding still exists (newspapers blame the
Spanish angering Americans more)
April 20, 1898 U.S. declares war on
Spain
24. War in the Philippines
First battle in the Philippines
Commodore George Dewey attacks the
Spanish fleet
25. War in the Philippines
Spanish are easily
defeated
U.S. receives help from
Filipino rebels
led by Emilio Aguinaldo
Spanish surrender at
Manila
Filipino rebel Emilio Aguinaldo
26. War in the Caribbean
Rough Riders cavalry
group led by Theodore
Roosevelt
Gain fame at Kettle Hill and
San Juan Hill (Cuba)
Spanish easily defeated in
Cuba
Soon after they are
defeated in Puerto Rico
27. Treaty of Paris
December 10, 1898
Terms
Cuba is given independence
Guam and Puerto Rico given to the U.S.
Spain sells Philippines to U.S. for $20 million
Actual war lasts a total of 15 weeks
361 American deaths, 2,061 of food poisoning
and disease
Sec. of State John Hay calls the war,
“a splendid little war.”
29. Effects on new areas
Puerto Rico
Foraker Act (1900) Set up gov’t where U.S. had a
great deal of influence
Puerto Ricans have been granted U.S. citizenship
Cuba
Platt Amendment gives the U.S. far more power
in Cuba and right to intervene
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Marine base)
30. Effects on the Philippines
U.S. acts much like the
Spanish in the Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo leads
rebellion against U.S.
(guerilla tactics)
31. The United States into the 21st Century
Victory in the Spanish-American War touched off a new era in
the United States. Its role in world affairs forever changed; the
United States became involved in many foreign conflicts over the
next century.
1917 = WWI
1941 = WWII
1950 = Korea
1964 = Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – Vietnam
1991 = Persian Gulf War (invasion of Kuwait)
2001 = Invasion of Afghanistan (to depose the Taliban)
2003 = Invasion of Iraq (to depose Saddam Hussein)
32. Part 3 - The
United States in
Asia
America as a World Power Unit
33. Beginning of Trade
China being split by European powers
Spheres of Influence – only one nation can trade in
a specific area
Increased trade w/ the U.S.
American missionaries sent to China
Chinese workers come to America to work on
railroads
“The Empress of
China” trading goods
b/w the U.S. and
China
34. Conflict
Chinese want to preserve
traditional culture
Mixed perceptions of China
exotic, backward and
immoral
Chinese Exclusion Act
(1882) suspends
Chinese immigration
35. Open Door Notes
Letters to share trading rights w/ the U.S.
John Hay (Sec. Of State for McKinley)
Agreed to by foreign powers, but not happy
36. Boxer Rebellion
Traditionalist Chinese become
angered
Attack and murder
missionaries, other
foreigners, and Chinese
converts
Hundreds of foreigners die,
thousands of Chinese die in
fighting
Rebellion eventually put down
and shaky relations with China
continue
37. Roosevelt and the Treaty
Roosevelt wants both
to have open door
policy w/ China
Roosevelt fears
Japanese power
Treaty at Portsmouth,
NH (1905)
Roosevelt wins the
Nobel Peace Prize
“it could possibly mean a struggle
between them (Japan) and us in the
future” ~ Roosevelt foreshadowing
38. Part 4: United States in Latin
America
America as a World Power
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Background
Monroe Doctrine – U.S.
opposes any European
involvement in Western
Hemisphere (1823)
Interested in protection
within own region
Concerned about potential
canal zone
Economic interests
41. U.S. Foreign Policy in
Latin America
Big Stick Diplomacy (Roosevelt)
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Dollar Diplomacy (Taft)
Moral Diplomacy (Wilson)
42.
43. Big Stick Diplomacy
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” ~TR
Believed that the U.S. had to build up a strong
military
Military sphere of influence
The military would provide the “threat” of force
in order to protect American interests
The threat would allow America to back up its word
44.
45. A Latin American Police Force
Roosevelt Corollary – Says that US will intervene in any
Latin American country whose stability was in question
(get rid of European influence)
Military sphere of influence
Examples: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Cuba,
Nicaragua, Haiti
Mixed Opinions
46. Dollar & Moral Diplomacy
William H. Taft
Dollar Diplomacy – urge banks and business to invest in
Latin America
Economic sphere of influence
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson was more an anti-imperialist
Thought using money or force would hurt the U.S. and
Latin America
Promote democratic gov’ts
47. Great White Fleet
Roosevelt sends U.S.
navy on a global cruise
16 white battleships to
show that U.S. is a
power in the Pacific and
the world
48. The panama canal
1880 – French company begins work on a
canal across Panama
Ferdinand de Lesseps (same man who built
the Suez Canal)
After a decade, the canal was canceled
(disease and terrain)
20,000 dead
in 9 years (French give up)
49. American motivations
1) Boost the nation’s economy
2) 2) Shorten journey b/w eastern factories and
Asian markets
50.
51. Revolution in Panama
French (Bunau-Varilla) help the Panamanians rebel
They want out.
Roosevelt supports Varilla by sending a warship (U.S.S.
Nashville)
With support from U.S., rebellion is successful
U.S. recognizes Panama as a new nation
Many believe it is a violation of Colombian rights
(eventually pay them $25 million)
52. Significance of Canal
50 mile canal
Trip was 8,000 miles
shorter
Gateway between the
Atlantic and Pacific
“The Land Divided, the
World United”
One of the two most
important canals in the
world
53. Part 5 - World
America aWs a Waorrld PIower Unit
54. Europe before War
Fewer nations than today
All nations have national self-interests
hegemony = power
Balkan Peninsula is constantly unstable
Many nationalities
Great reliance on Alliance system
Belief that war would be quick
and victorious
55. Long Term Causes of the War
M Militarism
A Alliances
I Imperialism
N Nationalism
56. (M)ilitarism
Definition –
development of
armed forces and
their use as a
diplomatic tool
Military spending to
defend empires;
everybody wanted a
stronger military than
their competition
By 1890 – Great Britain
is greatest naval power;
Germany is greatest land
European competition for
the greatest navy and most
advanced technology
57. (A)lliances
Triple Entente – France, Great Britain and
Russia (a.k.a. the “allies”)
Triple Alliance – Germany, Austria-Hungary
and Italy (a.k.a. the “central powers”)
Purpose was to maintain the balance of
power and stop war from occurring
The system primarily set up by Otto Von
Bismarck (German statesman)
58. (I)mperialism
Definition - Building of empires
economically and politically (not
exclusive to the US)
Colonies provide raw materials, markets,
and extension of power
Leads to competition and increased
militarism
All nations begin to extend their influence
throughout the “third world”
59.
60. (N)ationalism
Definition – devotion to the interests
and culture of one’s nation
Social Darwinism and ethnic differences
Leads to competition and rivalry among
European countries
Pan-Slavism A united country of Slavic
people protected by Russia (leads to
outbreak of war)
62. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the throne
of Austria-Hungary
Nephew of the
current king –
Franz Joseph
63. Dangerous to Serbia
Would have granted
Southern Slavs
autonomy (self-rule)
but couldn’t let them
be independent
Ended possible
revolution in Bosnia
and reunification with
Serbia
64. June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand visits
Sarajevo, Bosnia on a
goodwill tour
200th anniversary of A-H’s
rule over Bosnia
65. Bad Choice… Gavrilo Princip and
“Black Hand” gang
shot Ferdinand while
he visited Sarajevo
66. Gavrilo Princip:
Facts:
(1) Wanted to free Bosnia from the rule of Austria-Hungary and make it
part of Serbia once again
(2) Murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife Sophia
(3) His purpose was to send a message to Austria-Hungary and promote
national self-determination
(4) The Assassination was planned and supported by the Serbian
government
Question:
Is Gavrilo Princip a terrorist or freedom fighter?
67. July Crisis
Austria confers with Germany for almost 1 month
Germany offers unlimited and unconditional support
68. Russia’s Role
Austria tries to provoke Serbia into war
July 23 – delivered 24 point ultimatum
Serbia submits to all but 1 condition
A-H can’t come into Serbia to investigate
July 28 A-H declares war on Serbia
Felt bound to help defend Serbia (Pan-
Slavism)
July 30-31 – Russia mobilized against
A-H and Germany – also asked
France to mobilize
July 31 – A-H mobilized against Russia
Germany began to mobilize and gave
69. Further declarations of war
August 1 – Ger. Declares war on Russia
August 3 – Ger. Declares war on France
Italians were left out of loop
Claim ignorance and insult
Brit. Fears a Ger. victory
August 4 – Brit. Joins France and Russia
Includes Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland…
70. Where is America?
U.S. is officially neutral
Individuals are divided on who they
should support (or to support any
nation at all)
71. American Neutrality
Interventionists
isolationists
Split ties due to immigration
Support Germany
German ancestry
Irish looking to gain
independence from Britain
Support Britain
Common culture, language,
and legal system
German attack on Belgium
Economic ties w/ British
Socialists criticize war
Conflict over markets and
economic control
U.S. should be an example peace
William Jennings Bryan
Fear of families experiencing
horrors of war
72. Sinking of the Lusitania
Sailing from New York to England (carrying
civilians and munitions)
May 7, 1915
Sunk by a German U-Boat
73. Lusitania
1,198 killed (128 Americans)
Wilson demands an apology, money, and
commitment not to use submarines
Germans agree to most; Americans back down
and remain neutral
74. The Sussex Pledge German U-boat sinks French
liner “Sussex”
March, 1916
Sussex Pledge Germans
promise not to sink
merchant ships without
warning and without saving
human lives
U.S. Congress agrees to
begin building up the army
and navy
U.S. is still aiding in the
war effort but not yet
officially involved in the
war
75. Zimmermann Note
Arthur Zimmermann – German
ambassador to Mexico
If Mexico joins a German alliance,
Germany would help to restore
territory in New Mexico, Texas, and
Arizona back to Mexico
Note is made public and outrages
Americans
76.
77. The Final Straw
Wilson says “the
world must be made
safe for democracy”
in his call for war to
Congress
Germans continue
use of unrestricted
submarine warfare
April 6, 1917 – U.S.
Congress declares
war
“It is a war against all
nations…the challenge is
to all mankind.”
78. Recruiting & Raising an Army
Selective Service Act (May 1917)
Required all men between 21-30 to
sign up for military service
(opposed by many)
Random selection
Later made to include ages 18-45
3 million men drafted
2 more million volunteer
400,000 African Americans serve.
Women worked as clerks, nurses,
stenographers and radio operators
79. The American impact
Mass Production
1) ship workers exempt
from draft
2) Emphasize
importance of ship
making
3) Fabrication
techniques used
Built elsewhere, but
assembled at the
shipyard
4) Gov’t took over some
commercial and private
ships
80. American arrival
Europe had been at war for more than 2 years
already.
Convoy system warships guard troop
carriers across the Atlantic (soldiers and
supplies reach safely)
June 14, 1917 – General John J. Pershing and
the American Expeditionary Forces
(“Doughboys”)
Fresh and enthusiastic troops
A boost in morale
American forces turn the tide of the war in a
time of desperate need
81. General John J. Pershing,
leader of the American
Expeditionary Forces
Pershing fought in both the
Spanish American War and
was in charge of tracking
down Pancho Villa before
the United States headed off
to war in Europe
83. The Trenches
Systems of digging out the ground to protect
army
Both sides utilize the trenches
Life in the trenches was uncomfortable and
quite bleak
“no man’s land” barren expanse of mud
with shell craters and barbed wire
85. Image of soldiers “going over the top” – meaning to
climb over the trenches and charge across “no man’s
land”
86. Trenches (Con’t)
Trench warfare creates a stalemate in France
that neither army can break
Combined with the new technology of the war,
this creates massive casualties that have never
been seen before
87. The Daily Grind
1. Clean Rifle
2. Eat Breakfast (unofficial truce)
3. Complete Daily Chores -refilling of sandbags,
repair the duckboards, and the draining of
trenches.
4. Sleep, write letters, etc.
5. Wait for nightfall (most action happened then)
91. Machine Gun
Modified during World War I (most effective
weapon)
Up to 600 rounds/minute
Considered “weapon of mass destruction”
(MWD)
Mainly used as a defensive weapon
Problems: (1) immobile (2) overheating (3)
frequently jammed
92.
93. Flamethrower
Psychological
weapon of terror
Idea to launch
burning fuel
Used to clear
defenders before
infantry charge
Later used as
extensions from
tanks
94. Tanks Airplanes
Caterpillar treads
Constructed w/ steel
Used more to destroy
barbed wire
defenses
First used in WWI (By
British in 1916)
Still have many weak
areas
First used in WWI
mostly as scout
planes
Machine guns mounted
for “dogfights” and
used for early
bombing
Air balloons also used
for scouting
95. Poison Gas
Physical and psychological weapon
First used by the French
Chlorine fog – suffocates (choking attacks), burns,
and blinds victims (yellow-green gas)
Phosgene – caused violent coughing and choking
w/ delayed effect (next step up)
Mustard Gas – caused internal and external blisters
Gas attacks receive condemnation (topic of
debate for years)
96. A mental War
Mental Illness
Shell Shock – called Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder today
Thousands were discovered to suffer
Lack of sleep
97. Medicine breakthroughs
Treating wounds and injury becomes more
advanced (along w/ fighting infection)
Use of rehabilitation
Skin-graft technology to heal face wounds
(leads to plastic surgery)
Red Cross Ambulances used
98. Goals of homefront organizations
Raising money for
the war
Gaining public
support for the war
99. Paying for the War
$35.5 billion spent on
the war
1/3 from taxes
Progressive Income
Taxes on tobacco, liquor,
and luxury goods
The rest from bonds
“Liberty” and “Victory”
Loans
100. American Industry
War Industries Board
Encourage mass production
Eliminate waste
Set up production quotas and distributed
raw materials
Bernard Baruch, set up in 1917
Impact on Labor
American industry grows by 20%
Largely responsible for allied victory in the war
With so many white men off to war, women and
blacks found many jobs in the factories
101. Conservation of
Resources
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Set crop prices and
regulate food exports
Families conserve food,
coal, gas
Daylight savings time
Encourage Americans to
plant “victory gardens” to
save food for the soldiers
102. Patriotism & Propaganda
Committee on Public Information
Promote the war to American public
Posters, paintings, cartoons, and speeches
George Creel (former muckraker)
“Star Spangled Banner” sung at many
public occasions
“100 percent Americanism”
Support for the war is great
103. Ensuring Loyalty
Espionage Act (1917)
Punished anyone found guilty of helping the enemy,
hindering recruitment, or inciting revolt.
Sedition Act (1918)
Prohibited speech that was “disloyal, profane,
scurrilous, or abusive about the government, flag,
Constitution or armed forces.”
104. Were those new laws Constitutional?
Do you think that the Sedition Act and
Espionage Act violate the Constitution of the
United States of America?
Schenck v. U.S. – Supreme Court says the
Espionage Act is constitutional.
Oliver Wendell Holmes (Supreme Court Justice) says
there are cases where the first amendment right of
free speech can be limited (cases of clear, and
present danger, like wartime)
105. End of the War
Russia pulls out of war in 1917
Germans concentrate forces and make a push on the
western front
U.S. troops arrive just in time
Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood, and 2nd Marne
No invasion or decisive battle (war of attrition)
106. Armistice
Day
• November 11,
1918
Armistice day
(cease fire)
• 48,000 U.S.
dead in battle,
62,000 of
disease
• 22 Million
total deaths in
Europe
107. How to Solve the Peace???
What were the long-term
and immediate
causes of war?
Explain briefly.
How should a peace
treaty have resolved
these problems?
108. Wilson’s 14 Points
·January 1918
·Wilson presents his plan for peace
(Intended end the causes that had
begun the war in the first place)
·Proposed an international organization
called the League of Nations to preserve
peace in the world
·The 14 points truly express Wilson’s
optimism and idealism
109. Ideals in Wilson’s Fourteen Points
1. Self determination (personal independence) of all peoples
2. Arms reduction
3. Non-punishment
4. Formation of the League of Nations
5. Freedom of the Seas
6. No secret treaties
7. Free and open trade
110. Peace in Paris
United States - primarily concerned with maintaining
world peace
Woodrow Wilson
France – punish Germany
Georges Clemenceau
Italy – gain land and spoils of war
Vittorio Orlando
Britain – punish Germany, not as bad as France
David Lloyd George
The “Big Four” have a difficult time compromising on
the right course of action for Europe and the world
111. Treaty of Versailles
·Germany blamed,
demilitarized, forced to pay
reparations ($33 billion)
·Treaty written without
German representation
·Anschluss (Combining of
Germany and Austria)
forbidden forever
·League of Nations created
but Germany not admitted
112. Treaty of Versailles
·Map altered with little regard for
ethnic or true national boundaries
· Poland created out of Germany
and Russia
· France given the Alsace Lorraine
province
· Czechoslovakia created out of
Germany and Austria-Hungary
· Yugoslavia created by combining
Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia,
Croatia, and other small
territories
· Austria-Hungary broken up
· England received mandates
territorial holdings in the Middle
East from the Ottoman Empire
113.
114. Disagreement over the league
No L.O.N.
Fear of war w/out
Congressional
approval
U.S. involvement in
issues beyond its
concern
Henry Cabot Lodge
For the L.O.N.
Claim that cooperation
among nations would
create peace
Wilson’s idea and U.S. as a
world leader
Franklin Roosevelt
115. Wilson and the League
Wilson attempted to convince the American public and
U.S. Congress to pass a treaty allowing the League of
Nations
Partisanship –rivalry among political parties- defeats the
L.O.N.
Wilson collapses from exhaustion and suffers a stroke
days later
Congress never passes the treaty
League of Nations begins without the support of the
United States
116. The Ideal versus Real League of
Nations
The Ideal League The League in Practice
All nations should be members. Not all nations were members (eg. USA and
Russia).
All nations should be equal partners in the
League.
Not equal partners because major powers
made decisions in the Council.
The League should be able to make
decisions quickly and easily.
League structure was weak, disagreement
caused delays.
National interests should be second to the
league’s interests.
Nations were more interested in their OWN
affairs, especially after 1929 with the
economic crisis.
•Members should obey the League’s
sanctions: The Moral Sanction.
•The Economic Sanction.
•The Military Sanction.
It was ignored (eg. Japan in Manchuria –
1931). Offenders could trade with none
League members (eg. Abyssinia Crisis –
1935/6).
It wasn't realistic to use violence to stop
violence.