Chapter 7 (Appleby 260-285) Becoming a World Power.

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Chapter 7 (Appleby ) Becoming a World Power

Today’s Agenda 7.1 slide show Teddy Roosevelt Presentation Homework Test Thursday on Progressive Era

Define Imperialism. Economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker nation British Empire

What were the causes of American Imperialism? Social Darwinism –Belief in superiority of White Races –Believed nations were in competition & that the strongest survived Military bases –Alfred T. Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power upon History Said that nations must build strong navies & have bases or risk being destroyed by others Overseas Markets –Believed that nation needed overseas markets to sell industrialized products –High tariffs shut off European markets Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child Rudyard Kipling

Spanish Atrocities –Spanish Gen. Weyler put 300 thousand Cubans in concentration camps American Investments in Cuba –100 million in yearly trade Yellow Journalism –US Press used emotional & dramatic stories to exaggerate Spanish atrocities in order to sell papers USS Maine (2/1898) –US ship exploded near Cuba Resulted in America acquiring territory (Imperialism) (Philippines, Puerto Rico) What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

What was the “Big Stick” policy? TR’s foreign policy “Speak softly and carry a big stick” –Don’t brag about power, show it Sent Great White Fleet around world Made America a world power How can the US navy get more powerful?

Begin at 7:00

Panama Canal Presentation

What is the significance of the Panama Canal? Greatly reduced travel time Shrunk distance between NY and San Francisco from 13 thousand to 5 thousand miles –Cut traveling time by 60 days Save millions $$ Allow US to protect both coasts Announced US power to world Major Engineering marvel Suez CanalPanamanian Jungle

Describe TR’s methods of getting the right to build the Canal. Shady TR tried to buy rights to construct canal from Columbia –Hay-Herran Treaty (1903) Offered $10 million, $250 thousand annually for “rent” Columbia declined Panamanian revolution –Rebels declared independence from Columbia TR supports Rebels Panama agreed to US deal

How did the Canal work?

Panama Canal

What was the Roosevelt Corollary? Expanded Monroe Doctrine (MD) with military force –Monroe Doctrine had warned European powers not to acquire any more colonies in western hemisphere Dominican Republic –Owed Germany $ and threatened to send troops TR seized island and had debt paid Made US policeman of western hemisphere

What impact did this new foreign policy have on America? Made it a world player “Entangled” US into European affairs

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