AMERICAN IMPERIALISM “The dominant fact in life has been expansion.” Fredrick Jackson Turner 1893
Extension of Manifest Destiny Increased production of goods OVERSEAS EXPANSION West is settled Extension of Manifest Destiny Increased production of goods
DEFINITION policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
HAWAII 1898 Sugar plantations Pearl Harbor Statehood-1959
ALASKA 1867 Sewards Folly!
THE PHILIPPINES
Puerto Rico
CHINA 1900
ROOSEVELT “Speak softly and carry a big stick” Roosevelt Corollary-1904 Force the United States to Act as an international police power
PANAMA CANAL 1914 Cut across Central America Reduce travel time Purchased the claim in 1903 Hurts relations in Latin America
DIPLOMACY Dollar Diplomacy-using $ support countries Missionary or Moral Diplomacy-moral “support” Gunboat Diplomacy-use of the military
MEXICO 1911 Dictator Diaz was overthrown Wilson-”watchful waiting” Occupation of Veracruz Government of Carranza