1. Chapter 27
“The Path of Empire”

2. Previous American foreign policy
Isolationism
Neutrality

3. Imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Colonizing

4. Causes of Imperialism

5. Causes of Imperialism
1. Economic
2. Military
3. Ideology

6. Economic Lots of goods produced Need to customers
Need more room for factories

7. Military Strong countries had strong navies
Needed bases refueling and repairing ships

8. Ideology Ideology= belief Nationalism- wanted to expand their country
Cultural superiority
Christianity

10. Hawaii

11. Early Hawaiian history:
Late 1700s: 8 major islands united under a monarch
King Kamehameha

12. Americans in Hawaii 1820s: Diseases: Traders Missionaries
Population of HI: 300,000 to 40,000

13. Reasons US wanted HI:
1. Ideology
2. Military
3. Economy

14. Ideology Wanted to “civilize” Hawaiians
Wanted to “Christianize” Hawaiians

15. Military
Naval base:

16. Economic
Sugar plantations
Pineapple plantations

17. Economic motives Businessmen in HI formed the Hawaiian League:
Forced King of HI to sign the Bayonet Constitution
Restricted rights of the King, gave more power to Americans
Took away Hawaiians political rights

18. America takes HI 1891: King dies, Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne
Nationalist
Restore HI’s
monarchy
Get rid of
Am. influence

19. America takes HI
American minister to HI orders 4 boatloads of US Marines to surround Queen Lil’s palace
Lil surrendered in 1893
Sanford B. Dole is voted President of the new Hawaii

20. Sanford Dole

23. Dole
1930s: Dole produces 90% of the world’s pineapple

24. Hawaii  State 1893: Dole becomes President
: US refuses to recognize HI
1898: US annexes HI
1959: US becomes a state
1993: Congress apologizes to Hawaii

25. Cuba

26. Cuba colonized by Spain
Start a revolution in 1895 (insurrectos)
Burned sugarcane fields hoping Spain would leave
Spanish put Cubans in “reconstruction” or “reconcentration camps”

27. America supports insurrectos
Traded extensively with Cuba
Supports revolution in 1896

28. Yellow journalism William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
Articles condemning Spain, supporting Cubans

31. USS Maine February 15, 1898 American ship blew up in Havana port
Spain claimed it was an accident, lots of Americans thought Spain had attacked

35. Moving to war: Spain tries to avoid war:
Stops reconcentration camps
Makes peace with Cubans
McKinley didn’t want war, Americans did
War declared April 11, 1898
Teller Amendment: when US beat Spain, Cubans would be free

36. The Philippines

37. Spain controlled Philippines
America attacks there first, wins

38. Cuba
Rough Riders (Teddy Roosevelt)

39. Puerto Rico
Also controlled by Spain
Also taken by the US

40. April 12, 1898 Spain signs treaty with US During war: Lasts 113 days
More Americans died from malaria, typhoid, and yellow fever than bullets

41. Treaty of Paris 1898 Americans got Guam and Puerto Rico
Paid Spain $20 million for Philippines

42. Anti-Imperialist League
Protested treaty

43. Puerto Rico Foraker Act 1900: gave Puerto Ricans a little freedom
1901: Insular Cases: Supreme Court said Constitution doesn’t apply to all places the US controls
1917: granted US citizenship

44. Cuba 1902: US withdrew, honoring the Platt Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment: forced Cubans to write a Constitution favorable to the US

45. Effects of the War America expanded
Increased American “prestige” across the world
Bonding b/w north and south w/in America