1. CHANGING AMERICA – MOVING FROM ISOLATIONISM TO IMPERIALISM (EXPANSIONISM)

2. WHAT IS ISOLATIONISM? X
This policy was started as far back as Washington’s time – he believed in isolationism
This was the belief that the United States should STAY OUT OF OTHER COUNTRIES PROBLEMS / ISSUES.
This belief began with Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.
THE BELIEF THAT
THE UNITED STATES
SHOULD KEEP TO
ITSELF!

3. WHAT IS IMPERIALISM? (EXPANSIONISM)
IMPERIALISM is the desire of the United States to trade with other countries. We believed this would help our economy grow.
We also took part in EXPANSIONISM. This was the policy of “taking over” or gaining control of other countries.

4. HOW DID AMERICA’S FOREIGN POICY CHANGE FROM 1850 – 1916?
The United States went from a FOREIGN POLICY changed from
ISOLATIONISM
(staying to ourselves) to
IMPERIALISM
(exerting power around the world)
U.S. CHANGED and wanted to TRADE with countries all around the world!

5. HAWAII Sugar cane – The planters main crop! QUEEN LILIUKALANI
The Hawaiian Islands are a series of a large number of tropical islands that are together in one area
The climate is beautiful and they can grow things year round.
King Kamehameha had control over the islands and the United States was friendly with him.
When he died, his sister, Queen Liliukalani took over.
The sugar cane planters form the U.S. were going greedy and wanted greater control of the islands.
They convinced Congress to send U.S. Marines to Hawaii.
Not wanting to see any war or death, Queen Lilly resigned and turned her country over to the United States.
The U.S. ANNEXED Hawaii soon after
In 1959, Hawaii was made our 50th. State.
Sugar cane –
The planters main crop!
QUEEN
LILIUKALANI

6. ALASKA! Alaska was a very large land area owned by RUSSIA.
They decided to sell it to the United States for 7.2 million dollars! (2 cents per acre)
WILLIAM SEWARD -
(U.S. Secretary of State) decided it was a GREAT buy and made the deal
Many Americans thought he was CRAZY for making the deal
Turns out – Alaska has many natural resources and was A GREAT BUY for the United States.

7. JAPAN Japan had a policy of NOT TRADING with anyone
(They allowed ONE SHIP per year)
The United States wanted to trade with them
We sent MATTHEW PERRY to work out a deal with Japan’s emperor. He went to Japan with one large battleship at first
Japan said, “They would think about it!”
Matthew Perry showed up a few months later with SEVEN warships
Japan agreed to trade with the U.S. –
They signed the TREATY OF KANAGAWA
in 1854.
Matthew Perry meeting Japanese leaders!
Matthew Perry – the man who “opened up” Japan!

8. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish American war had a number of CAUSES:
1.) Trouble in Cuba – Spain’s treatment of Cuban citizens angered many
2.) Yellow Journalism – some reporters wanted to sell more newspapers so they made little problems seem far worse than they were
3.) The explosion of the Maine –
This was a U.S. battleship. It exploded and killed many American sailors. Some felt it was an accident but the incident was “built up” and became the LAST STRAW
It led to war
The was only lasted FOUR MONTHS!
The United States got Puerto Rico and Guam.
The U.S. was sold the Philippines.
The U.S. controlled Cuba
(the Platt Amendment)
Teddy Roosevelt leads the charge of the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill in July, 1898.

9. Puerto Rico
The Foraker Act of 1900 established a government for the island of Puerto Rico.
This new land was acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War.

10. CHINA THE BOXER REBELLION
Six nations had taken over small parts of China and were controlling the people the people who lived there and all TRADE in that area.
These were called
Spheres of Influence.
The United States wanted to be able to trade with China too
John Hay drafted a letter and sent it to each nation telling them we would like to trade in China also
This was called the OPEN DOOR NOTE.
The other countries did not respond to the letter so we just began trading in China
(OPEN DOOR POLICY)
Many Chinese were unhappy with the other countries being in China and started a REBELLION called the Boxer Rebellion. This was quickly “crushed by the countries involved.
CHINA
John Hay – U.S. Secretary of State
THE BOXER REBELLION

11. THE PANAMA CANAL
President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build the PANAMA CANAL
The U.S. sponsored a revolution in Panama
This was DIFFICULT and many workers got sick or died building the canal.
The PANAMA CANAL had many advantages –
1.) It connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
2.) It INCREASED our role in Latin America.
3.) The canal helped the U.S. move their Navy MUCH QUICKER

12. ROOSEVELT AND HIS BIG STICK POLICY (The Roosevelt Corollary)
EVER SINCE the Monroe Doctrine, the United States had shown a STRONG INTEREST in Latin America.
President Roosevelt declared that the U.S. had the RIGHT to use MILITARY FORCE in order to keep order in LATIN AMERICA.
This policy became known as the Roosevelt Corollary.

13. DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
The President at this time, WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, wanted American Bankers to invest in Latin America.
He wanted to use TRADE rather than our nation’s WARSHIPS to EXPAND our influence.
This became known as DOLLAR DIPLOMACY