Chapter 22 Overseas Expansion 1865-1917

1. Isolationism – noninvolvement in world affairs. 22.1 Expanding Horizons 1. Isolationism – noninvolvement in world affairs. 2. Expansionism – expanding a nations boundaries.

22.1 cont….. 3. The Treaty of Kanagawa opened two Japanese ports to American ships.

22.1 cont…… 4. Imperialism – exercising economic and political control over weaker nations. 5. Secretary of State William Seward believed in expansionism. This belief led to the building of the Panama Canal.

22.1 cont…. 6. In 1867 Seward signed a treaty with Russia to buy Alaska for $ 7.2 million. (Seward Alaska -1915)

22.1 cont…. 7. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan called for improving and enlarging the navy. “ Sea power is essential to the greatness of every splendid people.”

22.2 Imperialism in the Pacific 1. The Hawaiian islands consist of a chain of 8 large and 100 or so smaller islands. They are about 2000 miles west of California.

22.2 cont…… 2. Queen Liliuokalani wanted Hawaiians to regain economic control of their islands.

22.2 cont….. 3. American planters overthrew Liliuokalani and set up a provisional or temporary government. •4. The U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898.

22.2 cont…… 5. In 1899 the U.S. and Germany agreed to split the Samoan Islands between them.

22.2 cont…. 6. Sphere of Influence – sections of a country where foreign nations enjoy special rights and powers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWZ5sLxw7Ek 7. The Open Door Policy was proposed by U.S. secretary of State John Hay and would give each foreign nation in China the right to trade in the other nation’s spheres of influence.

22.2 cont…. 8. Out of the Boxer Rebellion came a second Open Door Policy. 9. Treaty of Portsmouth – ended the Russo-Japanese War and recognized Japan’s control of Korea in return for a pledge by Japan to halt its expansion.

22.3 Spanish American War 1. The Cuban people lived under Spanish rule for centuries.

22.3 cont…… 2. Jose’ Marti returned to Cuba from the U.S. in 1895 to lead his people in a new revolt against Spain.

3. “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war 3. “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.” William Randolph Hearst

22.3 cont…… 4. On February 15, 1898, the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor in Cuba killing 260 officers and crew.

22.3 cont…… 5. The slogan “Remember the Maine” became a rallying cry for revenge for the American people. •6. Although events in Cuba triggered the Spanish-American War, the first military actions happened thousands of miles away in the Spanish colony of the Philippines.

22.3 cont….. 7. In July of 1898, with the help of Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo, the Americans captured the city of Manila.

22.3 cont…. 8. On July 1, 1898, the Rough Riders, led by Theodore Roosevelt, captured San Juan Hill.

22.3 cont….. 9. In 1900 the U.S. set up a new Puerto Rican government under the Foraker Act.

22.4 Latin American Policies 1. In 1903, President Roosevelt supported a Panamanian revolt against Colombia. 2. Roosevelt’s actions in Panama angered many Latin Americans and some members of Congress and other Americans. The president, however, took great pride in his accomplishment.

22.4 cont…. 3. Mosquitoes carried two deadly diseases-yellow fever and malaria.

22.4 cont….. 4. President Roosevelt often quoted an African proverb, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

22.4 cont…. 5. President Woodrow Wilson thought the U.S. had a duty to teach the South American republics to “elect good men.”