1. Imperialism in the 19th Century
SSUSH14

2. Standards
SSUSH14 The student will explain America’s evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century.
Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the west coast.
 Describe the Spanish-American War, the war in the Philippines, and the debate over American expansionism.
Explain U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and the creation of the Panama Canal.

3. Nativism Anti-immigrant sentiment
Did not like immigrants coming to America
Anti-Chinese sentiment in west was very strong
What are some reasons for the nativist feelings in America’s cities?
What does this remind you of today?

5. Chinese Exclusion Act and Anti-Asian Sentiment
In 1882, law passed banning all future Chinese immigration to the US; remained in place until 1943
Fear that cheap labor would replace American workers
Japanese Americans also faced racial prejudice, as there were laws against them buying land or gaining citizenship
Why didn’t the US pass laws against British, Polish, Italian or Ukrainian immigrants?

8. Imperialism
FOR: Some Americans were eager to spread democracy into Latin America and other world regions.
AGAINST: Other Americans argued that American expansion was not the best way to spread America’s democratic traditions.
What would be the reasons for imperialism?
What would be the reasons against it?

9. Spanish American War
1898:
United States fought a “splendid little war” (lasted less than four months) with Spain
Spanish refused to grant independence to rebels fighting a revolutionary war in Cuba.
American expansionists eager to U.S. territory in Latin America
led to a “war fever”.
Spanish driven out of Cuba
Became an independent country
Closely watched by the US
Spanish driven out of Puerto Rico
became an American territory.
What is the cause of the war with Spain?

11. The Philippines
Also fought battles in the Philippines, another Spanish colony.
U.S. Navy quickly defeated the Spanish navy
Americans debated whether the United States should take over or respect Filipino independence.
The Philippine-American War broke out after the US decided to hang onto the Pacific islands.
What is possibly strange about WHERE the Spanish-American War was fought?

13. Roosevelt Corollary The Caribbean and Latin America were unstable.
Many countries owed large amounts of money to European countries
President Roosevelt feared European countries would try to gain power and influence in the region.
Roosevelt announced that the US had the right to intervene in Latin American countries
If in economic crisis
Expanded the old Monroe Doctrine.
What has TR actually added or changed, compared to the Monroe Doctrine?

16. Panama Canal
America now controlled territory in the Atlantic and in the Pacific Oceans and wanted a faster sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Instead of traveling around the southern tip of South America,
The U.S. built a shipping canal across the narrow Central American country of Panama in what was the biggest engineering project of the era.
When the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a voyage from San Francisco to New York was cut from 14,000 miles to 6,000 miles.
How will this canal help America?