Ch.12 Sec.4 notes on imperialism Evan Kuntz, Jordan Griffith, elias manjerovic, hunter fetsko, Jerome nacey

New imperialism colonial expansion by Europe, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often referred to neo-imperialism Cecil Rhodes:  British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896

spanish-American War Occurred:1898 Between: u.s. and spain Outcome: end of Spanish rule in America, U.s. gained territories in Latin America and the western pacific Gainz?: Guam and Purto rico became the U.s.’; u.s. also became the “ruler” of the phillipines, for $20 million

Mexican revolution Begginings: Jose marti and his return to cuba only to lead a revolt against Spanish rule, it was brutally put down, that shocked people Why: ‘twas but a disagreement among the Mexican people over the dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz; he was in office for 31 years When: 1911 Main people Involved: Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, and Porfirio Díaz Outcome: Mexican culture and government were radically changed; Nationalism; pride was shown through intellectuals and artist emphasis on Mexico’s past

Mexican revolution’s people Pancho Villa Mexican revolution’s people Fransisco Madero: forced Diaz from power in 1911,tried handling the revolutionary forces but were ineffective despite his best efforts and people he put in charge Pancho Villa: raised an army of bandits that swept across the northern states causing anarchy Emiliano Zapata: agrarian reform leader, aroused landless peasants to take land from the wealthy, supported by liberal politicians who didn’t like Madero since he didn’t solve all the country’s problems at once Porfirio Díaz: leader of mexco for 35 years, he failed at doing so; wages declined 95% of the rural population were landless; supported by catholic church, large landowners, the army, and foreign capitalists

Latin American improvement How did they improve: They built their own factories for textiles, food, and goods; also began exporting raw materials Most of the middle class looked to the United states as a way to industrialize United states help: built panama canal through the southern tip of mexico that connected the atlantic and pacific sea; the building of this brought jobs that improved the economy As the economy improved, the working class’s population increased; industrialization led to urbanization, an example is Buenos aires, in 1900 they had a population of 750,000, in 1914, it went up to 2 million Panama Canal

Question: 1 What two bodies of water were connected by the Panama Canal? Dead Sea and Mediterranean Sea Artic Sea and Atlantic Sea Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Sea Pacific sea and Atlantic Sea

1 answer D:Pacific sea and Atlantic Sea

Question: 2 Who did not support Diaz? Rural population The Catholic Church The Army Large landowners

2 answer A: Rural population

Question: 3 Who helped create a more stable, democratic Mexico? Francisco Madero Pancho Villa Emiliano Zapata Porfirio Diaz

3 answer C: Emiliano Zapata

Question: 4 Who led a revolt against Spanish rule? Porfirio Diaz Jose Marti Francisco Madero Theodore Roosevolt

4 answer B: Jose Marti

Question: 5 What was the population in Buenos Aires in 1914 1 million

5 answer B: 2 million