Bellringer Day 1 – How did vertical integration benefit companies such as Carnegie Steel? Allowing labor unions to participate in decision making led to fewer strikes Controlling production and distribution processes increased efficiencies and profits Investing in health and education of employees increased workforce motivation Including local politicians on boards of directors ensured a continuation of laissez-faire policies Rewrite this question in your own words (only rewrite the question – not the answer options) Identify one fact you must know in order to answer this correctly. Identify 1 word in either the question stem or the answer options that may be difficult for some students.
Foreign Policy - Vocab Diplomacy: Art of conducting relationships for gain without conflict Foreign Policy: General objectives that guide one country in its interactions with other countries. Isolationism – policy of staying out of political or economic relations with other countries Imperialism - practice of stronger nations extending their control over weaker nations.
Reasons for Imperialism You will complete an organizer about four different philosophies about US involvement with other parts of the world. The U.S. Must Expand to Compete The U.S. Should Become a Power for Peace The U.S. Should Spread “Anglo-Saxon Civilization” The U.S. Must Become a Great Sea Power
Main Points/Values of policy Name Background Main Points/Values of policy Slogan Symbol Lodge Senator who encouraged America expansion Schurz Anti-imperialist politician. Strong Christian missionary Mahan Naval officer and historian.
Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit? The U.S. Must Become a Great Sea Power
Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit? The U.S. Should Become a Power for Peace
Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit? The U.S. Should Spread “Anglo-Saxon Civilization”
Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit? The U.S. Must Expand to Compete
When is it appropriate for the United States to send soldiers to fight and face death on foreign soil? * put a tally mark next to all that apply to assist an ally of the United States _______________________________ to protect territory that is close to U.S. borders ____________________ to stop human rights abuses ________________________________________ to acquire resources ________________________________________________ to gain power ______________________________________________________ to acquire territory _________________________________________________ to improve national security _______________________________________ to spread or protect American values and moral beliefs ____________ to fight against tyrannical governments ___________________________ under no circumstances is it ever appropriate _____________________ Teacher – lift screen so kids can write on white board.
First Example of Imperialism – Spanish American War Background Who? Where? Phillipines, Cuba (Both Spain’s Colonies) Cuba The Philippines
Why? Help give freedom to Spain’s colonies!
Made Spain look bad in American eyes Causes of the Spanish American War: #1- Spain’s Reconcentration Camp Policy What? Civilians were forced into government run camps (with bad conditions) Why? Spain was fighting a guerilla war and needed to separate “good” from “bad guys How did it lead to war? Made Spain look bad in American eyes
Made Americans more likely to help out Cuba Causes of the Spanish American War: #2- America Economic Interests What? Many of Cuba’s sugar plantations were owned by Americans Why? Protecting their economic interests How did it lead to war? Made Americans more likely to help out Cuba
Made Americans want war! Causes of the Spanish American War: #3- Yellow Journalism What? Newspaper created highly exaggerated stories Why? Editors Hearst and Pulitzer competing to see who could sell more papers Papers make more $ if they keep you scared and interested How did it lead to war? Made Americans want war!
“Spark” that started the war “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” Causes of the Spanish American War: #4- U.S.S. Maine Explosions What? USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba Harbor, Most Americans believe it was Spain’s fault 1976 US Navy analyzed the sunken ship, decided that the hull blew OUT not IN How did it lead to war? “Spark” that started the war “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!”
Causes of the Spanish American War: #5- De Lome Letter What? the New York Journal published a private letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to Washington, DC Criticized and made fun of President McKinley (called him a weak) How did it lead to war? Americans were outraged and considered his comments an insult against the US
Effects of the Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris Called “A Splendid Little War” said by Secretary of State John Hay because Spanish defeat took only 11 days Spain granted independence to Cuba and ceded (gave) the US Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines for a payment of $20 million The new territories added 100,000 square miles and close to 10 million people to the American empire The U.S. Becomes a world power!
Song Lyric Analysis What was going on in Cuba that would concern many Americans? How did Americans find out about the events in Cuba? Who is being blamed in the song? What is he being blamed for? Why might an editor have wanted to start a war? What did the editor do to provoke the war? What might be the reaction of American readers to the editor’s news stories? Now wars are never started by those who have to eventually fight them. And profit is often gained by those who plot and intrigue to ignite them. Now take the recent struggle ’twixt America and Spain, When all is said and all is done, there’s only one man to blame. Chorus Editor, Editor, we all know your name. Editor, Editor, you’re the man to blame. (Repeat) He saw his circulation sinking mighty low, So he says we need a yarn to put us on the go. Then he looked at Cuba, and then he looked at Spain, He says I’ll tell the world and God of Cuba’s tragic shame. And so he wrote of pain and tear, of anguish and despair, Taxes made and orphans made, and print both bold and bare. He wrote of bleeding Cuba, he wrote of cruel Spain, He says that we should intervene, in Christianity’s name.
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