Emergence as a World Power AIM: What caused the shift in U.S. foreign policy?

I. Paradigm Shift ISOLATIONISM IMPERIALISM

REASONS FOR U.S. IMPERIALISM

II. Beginnings of U.S. Imperialism Alabama Claims 1. U.S. insists G.B. pay $2 billion for damages caused during the Civil War. 2. Arbitration awards U.S. $15.5. million

3. U.S. British Relations

B. Alaska Sec. of State William Seward: Expansionist Purchases it for $7.2 million “Seward’s Folly”

Seward’s Folly

C. Hawaii Treaty of Wanghai- 1844 Missionaries flock to China Hawaii is a “way station” Sugar Plantations 1854- First overture towards statehood

Recipriocity Treaty – 1875 Hawaiian sugar enters U.S. duty free in exchange for Pearl Harbor 6. 1890- McKinley Tariff hurt Hawaiian economy

Planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani “The Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe, and this is the golden hour for the United States to pluck it.” 8. President Cleveland declined annexing due to the undue influence of American sugar planters

Pres. McKinley used a Joint Resolution Pres. McKinley used a Joint Resolution of Congress to annex before Japan gained control of it. Hawaii annexed - 1898