1. NYC Police commissioner
Theodore Roosevelt
#MCM
Radical
Impulsive
Cowboy
Showman
Trustbuster
Rough Rider
Secretary of the Navy
Environmentalist
Militaristic
Unconventional
Author
Asthmatic
Harvard Graduate
Teddy Bear
NYC Police commissioner

2. US Imperialism around the World

3. Eventually great resources were found; gold, timber, fish
Sec of State Seward organized purchase of Alaska from Russia for 2 cents per acre
Alaska
Eventually great resources were found; gold, timber, fish
Critics called it
“Seward’s Icebox” WHY?

4. U.S. Imperialism: HAWAII
From 1820 to 1890, Americans moved to Hawaii as missionaries and fruit plantation owners
In 1891, Queen Liliuokalani came to power and tried to reduce the power of Americans living in Hawaii
Americans overthrew Queen Liliuokalani in 1893 and Hawaii was annexed by the USA in 1898

5. U.S. Imperialism: CHINA
By the 1890s, European imperial powers carved China into spheres of influence, giving them exclusive trade rights in Chinese ports

6. Boxer Rebellion:

7. U.S. Imperialism: CHINA
In 1899, the USA declared an Open Door Policy in China: no colonies but would allow free trade by any nation in any port

8. This will lead to tension with Japan...
Did not like the “carve up” China idea
Did not like the anti-Asian sentiment on US West Coast (segregated Japanese schools)
Roosevelt tries to ease tensions with “The Gentlemen’s Agreements”
- the will desegregate schools if Japan limits the amount of people who immigrate to US.

10. “Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far”
“Big Stick Policy”
“Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far”
—TR’s favorite proverb
When Theodore Roosevelt became president, he used Big Stick Diplomacy to develop an active foreign policy with a strong navy to accomplish goals

11. Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt Corollary
TR added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, giving the USA “police powers” to protect Latin America from European imperialism

12. While Roosevelt used diplomacy to ease tensions with Japan, he also promoted military preparedness to protect U.S. interests in Asia. Expressing rising concerns about Japan’s territorial expansion at the expense of China, Korea, and Russia – the President won Congressional support for a new force of navy ships, known as the Great White Fleet. 16 white battleships on a “good will cruise” around the world…
…what message do you think they meant to convey with this “cruise?”

13. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904

14. The Roosevelt Corollary Significance
If a European power violates the Monroe Doctrine now = act of WAR!!!

15. Militarism - need shorter route to Philippines
“Speak softly and carry a big stick”
Need for canal
Militarism - need shorter route to Philippines
Going around South America takes too long!
Jingoism – prestige for industrial accomplishment
Commercialism – shorter trade route to China
i. Open Door Policy – agreement that all nations would not colonize China but can trade with then

16. U.S. Imperialism: PANAMA CANAL
One of TR’s top objectives was to build a canal in Panama to help U.S. naval and commercial ships
But, Colombia controlled Panama and rejected the U.S. offer to build a canal in Panama so TR encouraged Panama to break from Colombia

17. 1898: USS Oregon raced around South America to fight the Spanish in Cuba. Without a canal, the Oregon spent more than 2 months at sea!

21. With U.S. help, Panama gained its independence from Colombia in 1903 and the new government agreed to allow the U.S. to build the canal

22. In 1914, the Panama Canal was finished and controlled by the United States

23. Panama Canal Videos
How the Locks work
Time Lapse of Locks
Just for fun:
Canal Expansion (update oct 2015)

24. By the 20th century, the USA was a world power
The industrial revolution transformed the USA into an economic power
The USA built the world’s third largest navy
America annexed important new territories in the Caribbean and Asia
America asserted itself as an equal to European nations and used its influence to build the Panama Canal, protect Latin America, and trade in Asia

25. United States: Imperialist or Good Neighbor?
Did the foreign policy actions of the United States reflect selfish, imperialist ambitions or did the USA act as a concerned “big-brother” who was looking after the interests of the western hemisphere?
Use examples from this unit that provide evidence of both arguments.
Take a side and make an argument (thesis)
Hurrah! The Country Is Saved Again

26. American Imperialism PICTIONARY
Each team will be assigned 1 of the following topics on U.S. foreign policy & will create an illustration that represents their topic
When finished, each class group will try to guess what topic the group was assigned
Reasons for U.S. Imperialism
Social Darwinism
U.S. annexed Hawaii
Causes of the Spanish-American War
Open Door Policy in China
Causes of Philippine American War
Effects of the Spanish-American War
“Big Stick Diplomacy”
Built the Panama Canal
Anti-Imperialist League
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Yellow Journalism