 For the U.S. to have new markets  More resources

 Wanted to build the navy because that is how we ship goods

 That we can trade in China

 Roosevelt stated that the U.S. was like the “policeman” of the western hemisphere and we are going to protect smaller/weaker countries in this hemisphere  The U.S. will deal with Latin American issues  “Big Stick”

 Europe must stay out of western hemisphere

 Hawaii- fruit, sugar, Pearl Harbor base  Alaska- Gold, fur, timber, oil  Japan- want a base there to dock our ships

 Reduced travel time to get from U.S. to Asia.  Canal built through Panama so ships would not have to go all the way around South America.

 U.S. has economic interests in Cuba  U.S. won and got control over Cuba  Called “Splendid Little War” because we get control of Cuba, Guam, Phillipines, Puerto Rico

 Exaggerated and sometimes untruthful stories about events  Journalists did this during the spanish- American war to convince Americans that we needed to go to war with Spain over Cuba  Hearst and Pulitzer were two famous yellow- journalists  U.S.S. Maine blew up and yellow-journalists made it seem as though Spain blew it up  Actually exploded on its own

Neutrality George Washington’s Farewell Address- told not to get involved in foreign affairs and to stay away from political parties

 Our rights as a neutral nation have been violated  Freedom of seas has been taken away

 We begin making weapons, ammunition, etc. for the War effort  Women’s skirts changed to use more material for the war  Reduced amount of steel in women’s corsets because it was being used for the war effort

 More jobs and leave reconstruction disaster behind them

 Personal freedoms are not absolute and rights are limited  Created “a clear and present danger for the nation” when Schenk told people not to show up for the draft

 To prevent future wars

 No! They reject it.