1. Hawaii

2. Hawaii Cultural—missionaries Economic—sugar Military—Pearl Harbor
Under pressure, King gave U.S. permission to have base at Pearl Harbor (1887)
White plantation owners forced King of Hawaii to give them much more power (1887)
Queen Liliuokalani overthrown (1893), white-dominated “Republic of Hawaii” formed
1898 Annexation

6. Cuba

7. Cuba Spanish atrocities against Cuba Yellow Journalism
Economic: Protect U.S. sugar cane investments
Political: Control activities in the Carribean
Military: Base at Guantanamo Bay
Spanish atrocities against Cuba
Gen. Weyler’s internment camps
Yellow Journalism
DeLome Letter
U.S.S. Maine explodes (1898)
Teddy Roosevelt &
the Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment (1901)
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba

11. China

12. China
U.S. Economic interests: desire to export, access to foreign markets
Foreign influence in China
Secretary of State John Hay issues the “Open Door” Notes to occupying powers (1899)
Boxer Rebellion (1900)
International intervention including 2,500 U.S. soldiers
New U.S. role participating in world events
Asserted U.S. “right” to intervene abroad to keep markets open