1. US Expansion War, Empire, and Intervention

2. The Voyage of the Oregon 66 Days 14,500 miles

3. Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

4. The Philippines Campaign

5. The Cuban Campaign

6. Results of War  Spain granted Cuban independence  Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to U.S.  Agreed to decide disposition of Philippines later  U.S. also annexed  Hawaii  Samoa  Wake Island  The United States became an imperial power  U.S. moved up European power rankings to #7

7. U.S. Options on the Philippines The U.S. could: 1. Grant independence 2. Return to Spain 3. Acquire naval bases 4. Annex part of islands 5. Annex all of Philippines 6. Establish a protectorate On Feb. 6 1899, Spain ceded the Philippines to the U.S. “There was nothing left for us to do but take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellow-man for whom Christ also dies.” - McKinley

8. American Imperialism Motivated by: National honor Commerce Racial superiority Altruism

10. The “Great” Powers 1898 1. France 2. Germany 3. Great Britain 4. Russia 5. Austria-Hungary 6. Italy 7. United States

11. Philippine-American War 4 February 1899 – Filipino shot by American sentry as he crossed the Silencio Street, Sta. Mesa, Manila.  This began the war as fighting quickly escalated.  Resistance led by Emiliano Aguinaldo who was forced to retreat to northern Luzon  Two year later Aguinaldo and his forces defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass.  Aguinaldo captured 21 March 1901  2 April 1901 – in exchange for his life Aguinaldo pledges allegiance to US  McKinley declares the war over in 1902

12. The World’s Policeman

13. “Gunboat Diplomacy” Panama (1903) Venezuela (1903) Dominican Republic (1905) Honduras (1907) Nicaragua (1909) Mexico (1916)

14. The Roosevelt Corollary (too the Monroe Doctrine) 1904 “Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society justifies the exercise of an international police power.”

16. “I hardly know where to start!”