1. America and its Foreign Policy
1865 to 1920 How did America expand beyond its borders
America and its Foreign Policy

2. America and its Foreign Policy
After the civil war, America resumed its expansion. Industrialization helped the United States expand.
There are several factors that led us to global involvement:

3. America and its Foreign Policy
1. A need for raw materials and resources
2. Racial Superiority- Our duty is to Christianize the “inferior people of the world”
3. A larger Navy gives us confidence, we can intimidate others
4. Manifest Destiny: A belief that the U.S. should own everything from coast to coast

4. Why else did we expand?
We wanted to establish friendships and trade networks
We were looking out for our best interests
How do we continue to improve industrialization?
Where do we begin?

5. We moved West We started to look West from the California coast
We wanted to increase our power in the Pacific Ocean
Our first step, turning the Hawaiian Islands into an American territory.
They became American citizens
We then added the Philippine Islands
We were moving toward the far east

7. We focus now on China
In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay offered a new trading policy for China
Called the “Open Door Policy”
Hay convinced foreign nations in China to allow open and free trade for all countries

8. What was the Boxer Rebellion?
1900
The Chinese were angry that foreigners were taking over
Clubs were formed to move foreigners out of China, became known as “Boxers”
The Boxers rebelled against their gov’t (they did not like the new trade and western influence) and the countries sent troops to protect their interests

10. What region is next?
Hawaii, the Philippines and China were just the beginning
We have moved from the Pacific area to the area south of the United States, the West Indies