1. The Spanish American War
Unit 4 – Conflict and Cooperation

2. How has American Foreign Policy changed over time?
Washington’s Farewell Address
Set a PRECEDENT by stepping down after only 8 years in office
His speech urged the U.S. to:
Stay Neutral
Avoid Sectionalism (loyalty to one section of a country instead of the entire country)

3. How has American Foreign Policy changed over time?
War of 1812
Proved to the world that the U.S. could defend itself against the mightiest military power of the time
Many Americans now believed that the country would survive and prosper.

4. How has American Foreign Policy changed over time?
Monroe Doctrine
Said the Americas were closed to further colonization
Warned that any European efforts to reestablish colonies would be considered “dangerous to U.S. peace and safety.”
Became important part of U.S. foreign policy.
Used to justify many U.S. actions in the Western Hemisphere

5. How has American Foreign Policy changed over time?
Tradition of Isolationism
Belief that the U.S. should stay out of other nation’s affairs except in matters of self-defense

6. Expansionism
Definition: A nation's practice or policy of territorial or economic growth

7. What natural resources might the US obtain through expansion?
QUESTION
What natural resources might the US obtain through expansion?

8. Reasons for Overseas Expansion
Access to resources
Alaska: oil, timber, gold, copper and furs
Hawaii: sugar cane and pineapple
Cuba: sugar cane

9. How do I get more things to trade?
QUESTION
How do I get more things to trade?

10. Reasons for Overseas Expansion
New markets U.S. wanted to open trade with other countries for new/more goods and resources

11. QUESTION
Why would the United States want to own an island in the middle of the ocean?

12. Reasons for Overseas Expansion
Refueling stations
Pacific islands were ideal for ships to stop and refuel when headed west
Guam
Midway Island
Wake Island
Hawaii
Samoa Islands
REMEMBER WE DID THESE ON YOUR MAP!

13. QUESTION
How do we get to other countries so that we can trade goods with them?
From the United States, what is the quickest way to Asia?
If you wanted to get from Virginia Beach to San Francisco, what route would you take?

14. Reasons for Overseas Expansion
Trade routes
Quicker way to get to Asia and the West Coast of the U.S.
Increased global market

15. How would the United States make more money by acquiring land?
QUESTION
How would the United States make more money by acquiring land?

16. Reasons for Overseas Expansion
Economic Interests
Expanded market to global community
Made more MONEY

17. QUESTION
Did the US get what they wanted as far as natural resources, refueling stations, new trade routes and more money?????

18. YES!

19. Who owned Alaska prior to it becoming a US territory?
QUESTION
Who owned Alaska prior to it becoming a US territory?

20. Purchasing Alaska Purchased from Russia U.S. wanted to trade with Asia
Secretary of State William Seward bought for $7.2 million
That’s only .02 a acre!
Americans said it was a “frozen wasteland” (Seward’s Folly, Polar Bear Garden…)
Turned out to be a resource-rich territory

21. QUESTION
RECALL –
What did we need/want from Hawaii?

22. Effects of Overseas Expansion
Annexation of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown by U.S. Marines
U.S. businessmen took over Hawaii because of their sugar cane
President McKinley ordered the “stealing” of Hawaii
Became a U.S. territory in July 1898

23. QUESTION Look at ANYTHING you have on you right now?
Where was it made?

25. Effects of Overseas Expansion
Open Door Policy
Secretary of State John Hay wanted all countries to trade with China on an equal basis
Most countries responded NEITHER yes or no
Hay publicly announced all countries were on board
Wait a minute . . .