American Imperialism 1865-1914

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Period of American overseas expansion during the late 19th century Complex causes behind overseas expansion Economic Political Cultural Consequences still live on in the 21st century

American Imperalism 1865-1914 Definitions Imperialism Colonialism Nationalism Chauvinism

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The world by 1900 Impact of Industrialization Unintended Consequences caused by Industrialization

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Resurgence of European Colonialism 1870s and 1880s Factors Consequences

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The United States Isolationist Tradition Preoccupied throughout much of the 19th century

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Rise of New Foreign Policy Elite in the late nineteenth century “White Anglo-Saxon Protestants” (WASP) Who are they? Ambitions

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Alfred Thayer Mahan American strategist The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890) Influence on foreign policy elite

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Cultural changes of the late 19th century The Frontier declared “closed” in 1890 census Industrialization “New immigrants”

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Cultural attitudes of the late 19th century Darwin’s theory of evolution Impact of Darwinism

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Anglo-Saxonism Origins “The White Man’s Burden”

American Imperialism 1865-1914 American Expansion before the Civil War Mostly confined to the North American continent Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Manifest Destiny

American Imperialism 1865-1914 American Expansion after the Civil War Goals William Henry Seward Acquisitions

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Hawaii Formerly an independent kingdom Role of Missionaries Role of Economics Queen Liliuokalani Annexation Granted statehood in 1959

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Queen Lilioukalani, last Queen of Hawaii

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Cuba One of the last remaining colonies of Spain War of independence Role of American Media

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Cuba and the United States US Motivations The Maine

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The USS Maine arriving at Havana before its explosion

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Aftermath of Maine explosion De Lome Letter Public outrage

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Spanish-American War Declaration of War Teller Amendment

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Spanish-American War Public Opinion Typical Volunteer

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Role in Spanish-American War

Theodore Roosevelt (center) and the Rough Riders

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Spanish-American War Spain vs. United States Battle of Manila Bay May 1, 1898

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Spanish-American War Outcome Treaty of Paris

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Debate over the Philippines Arguments for colonial empire Arguments against colonial empire

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The US ratified the Treaty of Paris in 1899 Reaction of Filipinos Guerrilla war in the Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary leader

American Imperialism 1865-1914 US Colonial Rule in the Philippines US policy Consequences Promises of Independence

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Larger Picture Philippines part of a larger strategy China by 1900 Japan

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy (1901-1909) “Imperial Presidency” Anglo-Saxonism

American Imperialism 1865-1914 American Imperialism in Latin America Monroe Doctrine Roosevelt Corollary

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Panama Suez Canal Attempts to build canal Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, 1850 Hay-Pauncefot Treaty, 1901 Panama Canal

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Dollar Diplomacy Example of the Philippines “Informal Imperialism”

American Imperialism 1865-1914 The Anglo-American Rapprochement Diplomatic relations between US and Britain Venezuela Boundary Dispute Spanish-American War

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Impact of Spanish-American War on US/British Relations Hay-Pauncefot Treaty (1901) Alaska Boundary Dispute (1905) The “Special Relationship”

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Factors behind Anglo-American Rapprochement Cultural similarities between US and Britain Connections between US and Britain

American Imperialism 1865-1914 Factors drawing Britain and the US closer together Economic European Diplomatic Situation US foreign policy elite Role of Anglo-Saxonism