1. US Imperialism

2. American Imperialism?

4. Why did the United States become an Imperial Power???

5. 1. Commercial Interests

6. Commercial Interests

7. 2. The Frontier Thesis

8. 3. Sea Power

9. 4. Social Darwinism

10. Intervention

11. “Hawaii for Hawaiians”

12. Cuba – Yellow Journalism

13. Spanish-American War Is attack on 1 ship provocation for war?
Should the US gov protect private investments?
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment

14. Conquest

15. Did citizenship follow the flag?
Constitution has no provision for colonies
Puerto Rico
Foraker Acts
Congress is in complete control
No citizenship or path to statehood (until 1917)
No autonomy (until 1947)
Philippines
Military dictatorship under McArthur to Civilian government under Taft
Insular Cases –
Constitutional rights do not automatically extended to colonies and territorial possessions
Hawaii
Traditional territory with path to statehood

16. Roosevelt Corollary
“Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the western hemisphere, the adherence of the U.S. to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of international police power.”
Over twenty interventions in next twenty years

17. United Fruit Company and the cycle of intervention
U.S. forces become embroiled in the countries' internal political disputes
the United States trained and funded a police force and military to maintain order
sponsor an election intended to put into power a strong leader supportive of American interests
Despotic rule
Internal rebellion

18. “Big Stick” Diplomacy

19. Dollar Diplomacy

20. Moral Diplomacy

22. US intervention in Latin America: 1890-1920s