1. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What strategic and political factors led American to become an imperial power? What were the main consequences of American Imperialism?
American Imperialism

2. TEKS and Objectives
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(4A) explain why U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mayhan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole moved the U.S. into the position of a world power (4B) evaluate American expansionism, including acquisitions such as Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico (12A) analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the Panama Canal (12B) identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries such as those resulting from statehood and international conflicts. (15C) explain how foreign policies affected economic issues such as the Open Door Policy and Dollar Diplomacy
Evaluate American Imperialism events and determine whether the U.S. acted as a world bully or a world power

3. Causes of the Spanish-American War
Yellow Journalism
American Support of Cuban Independence
De Lome Letter
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

4. Effects of the Spanish-American War
U.S. gains new territories
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
Platt Amendment
Cuba became a protectorate of U.S.
“conditional independence”
Long-term lease on Guantanamo Bay
Written in Cuban constitution that US can take over any time

5. Define Imperialism
A strong nation’s economic and political domination over a other weaker nations

6. Motivating Factors Social Darwinism
Belief in cultural superiority
“White Man’s Burden”
Need for raw materials and new markets for finished goods
Nationalism
Competition with European imperial powers
Maintain a powerful navy

7. Asia - Japan Commodore Mathew Perry Japan begins to industrialize
Landed in Japan with American gun ships in 1853
Shocked at how “uncivilized” Japan was
Japan adopted Western culture
Japan begins to industrialize
Trade with US
Build a navy

8. Asia- China Spheres of Influence “Open Door” Policy
European countries had exclusive trading rights with China
U.S. wanted in
“Open Door” Policy
Proposed by John Hay (U.S. Secretary of State)
Opened up trade with China to the U.S.
Boxer Rebellion (1900)
Boxers opposed Western influence in China
U.S. helped crush the rebellion

9. Hawaii U.S. investments Queen Liliukalani Sanford B. Dole
American settlers built sugar and pineapple plantations
Queen Liliukalani
Tried to take political power back from American landowners
Sanford B. Dole
American landowner
Overthrew queen/became president
First governor when Hawaii was annexed

10. Latin America – Panama Canal
Colombia
Panamanians revolted against Colombia
U.S. provoked and supported rebels
Panama gave U.S. right to build and control the Panama Canal

11. Latin America – President Roosevelt
Roosevelt Corollary
Amendment to Monroe Doctrine
U.S. will intervene in Latin American when necessary to maintain peace and stability in the Western Hemisphere
Big Stick Diplomacy
Influenced by Alfred Thayer Mayhan – U.S. needs strong navy to protect colonial interests
“walk softly but carry a big stick”
Assertion of U.S. dominance
Navy is the “big stick”

12. Latin America - Taft Dollar Diplomacy
Encouraged bankers to invest in Latin American countries
U.S. sent army to collect when countries could not repay debts

13. Latin America - Wilson Moral Diplomacy Pancho Villa
U.S. support given only to countries whose moral beliefs are the same
Refused to recognize new Mexican government
Pancho Villa
Murdered Americans in New Mexico
Fled to Mexico
General John J. Pershing led troops into Mexico
Unable to capture Villa