EQ: How and why did U.S. foreign policy change in the late 1800’s? BW – Define In Notes: Imperialism, Yellow Journalism, Spanish-American War (not in glossary, look in text) CW Notes CW2 US Empire reading HW Ansewr EQ, finish US Empire

President George Washington President James Monroe Throughout most of the 1800’s, U.S. foreign policy was based on non-involvement. President George Washington President James Monroe

American Samoa, acquired in 1899 By the late 1800’s, the U.S. shifted to a foreign policy of imperialism in order to acquire overseas lands. Alaska, acquired in 1867 American Samoa, acquired in 1899

The U.S. acquired these overseas lands mainly due to its need for raw materials and new markets.

In 1898, the U.S. annexed the island chain of Hawaii.

The U.S. also acquired overseas lands from Spain when it won the Spanish-American War (1898). Won from Spain the Philippine Islands Guam Puerto Rico exclusive rights to Cuba X X X X X = Won from Spain in 1898.

This war occurred due to the U. S This war occurred due to the U.S. supporting Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain. President William McKinley (1897 – 1901) Col. Theodore Roosevelt of the Rough Riders

U.S. journalists used yellow journalism to generate public support for U.S. involvement in the war. Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst

As a result of winning the war, the U.S. was viewed as a world power.

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