2. Washington’s Farewell Address

3. Imperialism, what is it? When stronger nations control weaker nations either politically or militarily Mercantilism = An economic policy where you sell more exports than you buy imports

4. Nations were creating….. “Sphere of Influence”= A territory over which another nation controls

6. Should the U.S. become an imperial power? Reason for it 1). Creates new markets for American goods 2). It is a new area to get raw materials Reasons against it?

7. Who favored imperialism? Alfred T. Mahan = Wrote The Influence of Sea Power on History He wanted the U.S. to build a “BIG” Navy

8. How would Social Darwinism fit into imperialism? Josiah Strong – Argued it was the “White Man’s Burden” to Americanize, Christianize, and Civilize “inferior” nations

9. 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- You new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. Take up the white man's burden, And reap his old reward- The blame of those ye better The hate of those ye guard- The cry of those ye humor Ah, slowly toward the light: "Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian (heathen) night? --Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"

11. Seward’s Folly Secretary of State William Seward bought Alaska from Russia Turned out to be a good thing, why?

12. Hawaii is taken Hawaii ruled by Queen Liliukalani Why did U.S. take it? 1. Americans owned sugar and pineapple plantations 2. It would be a good place for a naval base

14. Spanish American War (1898) Cuba was under Spanish rule Cubans rebelled against Spanish Spanish put Cubans into concentration camps

15. Gilded Age Who had political power during the Gilded Age??? The Robber Barons John D. Rockefeller was also a Sugar Baron with plantations in Cuba Who would work his plantations if the Cubans were being thrown into camps?

16. Yellow Journalism William Randolph Hurst and Joseph Pulitzer were both Newspaper publishers They used Yellow Journalism to sell more papers Yellow Journalism = Exaggerated news stories that get people to buy newspapers

17. “You supply the pictures and I’ll supply the war” – William Randolph Hurst

18. Spanish American War Two reasons to go to war 1. Delome Letter = Letter written by the Spanish calling our President “weak” and “fat” 2. U.S.S. Maine blew up in Cuba Who do we blame????

21. The “Spanish Brute”

22. “Remember the MAINE!”

23. “Be Careful, it’s loaded”

24. Spanish American War U.S. had a fleet in China, it sailed down to the Philippines Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet U.S. now controlled the Philippines

25. War in Cuba Cuban forces were defeated at the Battle of San Juan Hill Who was there?

27. No!

29. Rough Riders Rough Riders were led by Theodore Roosevelt “Splendid Little War” comes to an end Treaty of Paris 1898

31. Treaty of Paris Terms of the treaty U.S. gets the following territories Sammie = Samoa Go =Guam Pee =Puerto Rico Pee = Philippines

32. Cuba Teller Amendment = U.S. promised to not annex Cuba (did we?) Platt Amendment = 1). U.S. could intervene in Cuba at anytime. 2). U.S. could build a naval base in Cuba

33. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba