1. Isolationism and Imperialism

2. ISOLATIONISM Policy of dealing with foreign countries
Staying out of world affairs
Using barriers to control trade
U.S. policy until late 1800s

3. Why be Imperialistic? Continue Manifest Destiny / expansion
Mainland N. America conquered
Desire to be
world power

4. IMPERIALISM
the policy in which stronger countries extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories.
Became U.S. foreign
policy in late 1800’s

5. IMPERIALISM - Where
European countries had been carving up other countries for years.
Central American
Latin America
Caribbean
Pacific and Asia
Africa

6. IMPERIALISM – How Nations had Government intervention
Stronger military
Wanted natural resources
Government intervention
Purchase territory
- Alaska 1867

7. IMPERIALISM – Who How do these Imperial countries relate to WW I ?
10 Imperial Powerful Countries
G. Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Russia
United States
How do these Imperial countries relate to WW I ?

8. 5 Factors that fueled Intervention / American Imperialism:
1. Economic Competition
- Industrial Rev. brought new products
- need for raw materials
- favorable balance of trade
(exporting more than importing)

9. 2. Political Reasons
- recognized as a world power
- build a bigger empire
(measures greatness)
- to protect investments

10. 3. Military Competition other nations - national security
- needed to compete with
other nations
- national security
protect investments, resources & colonies
- advantage over other countries
navy (new)
* fueling stations in Pacific

11. 4. Racial / Cultural Superiority were superior
- English descendants believed they
were superior
- Social Darwinism
> survival of the fittest
- their duty to civilize the rest
of the world

12. 5. Religious Reasons
- belief Christianity was superior
- needed to spread to Asia & Africa
- missionaries encouraged Imperialism
- Social Darwinism (superior religion)

14. Negative Points of Imperialism
Country develops a superior attitude
Reputation as a bully
Our history - were a colony
Cost involved
Enough work to be done at home
- America large
- don’t spread resources to thin

15. Anti-Imperialism Against America becoming imperialistic
Saw as a threat to American values
Democracy should not control others without their consent
High cost of maintaining army/navy
Would take jobs from American workers

16. Spanish American War Reasons the U.S. gets involved yellow journalism
expanding capitalism / new markets
protect investments
sympathy for support Cuban independence
Monroe Doctrine
yellow journalism

18. Spanish American War Cuba (colony of Spain)
- Cuba had been fighting for independence
- U.S. had big investments in Sugar
Yellow Journalism
- exaggerated news information
U.S.S. Maine
- exploded in Havana
- media blames Spain

19. Spanish American War Results - Treaty of Paris
gain territory in Philippines, Guam, P. Rico
- U.S. more involved in Latin America
- Platt Amendment
gave U.S supervision over Cuban affairs
gave right to lease military base (Guantanamo Bay)

21. Latin America Roosevelt Corollary - amendment to Monroe Doctrine
- gave U.S. right to intervene if countries could not repay debts or to stabilize the economic affairs
- in Caribbean & Central America
* Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” Policy

24. Foreign Policy with L. America
The Panama Canal
- TR wanted to shorten trade route
- supported Panama Revolution
(for our own gain of land access)
- U.S. gained rights to build a canal
- Benefits U.S. trade
and military

25. Latin America cont. Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy - economic
- promise to protect the investments of
American businesses in L. America
- increased U.S. control & influence
in L. America
Wilson’s Moral (Missionary) Diplomacy - moral
- used to intervene in MX.
- moral obligation to promote democracy
- supported economic interest of U.S.
businesses in western hemisphere

26. Foreign Policy with Asia
Open Door Note / Policy
- 1899
- China weak due to war
- European countries moving in / fear of China
getting carved up
- issued to open trade with China
- wanted a piece of the sphere of influence
- lead to more econ. opportunities for the U.S.

28. Map of China Cartoon

29. Problems in the Philippines
Filipino rebels fought alongside U.S. soldiers against the Spanish during the Spanish-American War
The Philippines wanted to become an independent nation
U.S. fails to grant the Philippines independence after the war

30. U.S.-Filipino fighting breaks out in 1899 and continues for years
Philippines didn’t gain independence until 1946