AP Chapter 21 Imperialism

1880 – US is a “lightweight” 1880 – US is a “lightweight” 1900 – US is a “player on the world stage” 1900 – US is a “player on the world stage” 1945 – US is a “superpower” 1945 – US is a “superpower”

American Isolationism 2 Oceans 2 Oceans Small, weak military Small, weak military

Beginnings Conflict w/ France over Mexico Conflict w/ France over Mexico Purchase of Alaska Purchase of Alaska Intervention in Hawaii Intervention in Hawaii

Race for Markets US being shut out? US being shut out? Berlin Conference, 1884 – Africa Berlin Conference, 1884 – Africa Japanese defeat of China – Spheres of influence Japanese defeat of China – Spheres of influence

Captain Alfred T. Mahan Oceans are highways, not barriers Oceans are highways, not barriers New type of colonialism New type of colonialism Overseas bases Overseas bases Coaling stations Coaling stations canal canal

Justifying Expansion Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny Turner’s Frontier Hypothesis Turner’s Frontier Hypothesis White Man’s Burden White Man’s Burden

Real Reasons for Expansion Markets Markets

Spanish-American War Cuban Crisis Cuban Crisis Yellow Journalism Yellow Journalism Jingoism Jingoism De Lome Letter De Lome Letter The Maine The Maine

Defeat of Spain TR – San Juan Hill TR – San Juan Hill Dewey – Manila Bay Dewey – Manila Bay Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris

Anti-Imperialists Carnegie Carnegie Aguinaldo Aguinaldo

T.R. Big Stick Diplomacy Big Stick Diplomacy Panama Canal Panama Canal “Big brother to the world” “Big brother to the world” Roosevelt Corrollary Roosevelt Corrollary

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A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama

China Open Door Policy Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion – We will fight to protect economic interests Boxer Rebellion – We will fight to protect economic interests

Taft Dollar Diplomacy Dollar Diplomacy Chinese RR Chinese RR

Wilson Moral Diplomacy Moral Diplomacy Mexico, Villa Mexico, Villa

Gathering Storm in Europe