1. F-M2/3-6/12; T2/8/11; M2/8/10; F2/6/09; H 2/5/08; F 2/2/07; T2/7/06 Overseas Expansion (Ch. 21.5; pp. 608-611) Q: What were some of the major factors in American overseas expansion in the late 19 th century? Q: What areas were targeted? Why?

2. I. Factors/Causes brainstorm 5 major factors? 1. strong navy – ports/naval outposts – T.R., Josiah Strong, Alfred Mahan 2. Social Darwinism – Anglo-Saxon culture 3. economic – trade, resources 4. Great Powers/“Joneses” – Br., Ger., Fr., Japan, Russia – imperial powers - Africa, Asia – “keeping up w/ Joneses” – US - Pacific, Carib./Latin Amer. 5. missionary - secondary cause

3. II. U.S. Expansion A. Asian/Pacific 1. Samoa - 1889 – Ger, Br, US – split w/ Ger - 1889 2. Hawaii - 1898 – missionaries - 1820s – business – sugar – port - Pearl Harbor – 1887 – McKinley Tariff – 1890 – Queen Liliukialiani (Lily) – revolution – 1893 Cleveland - “No” McKinley - annex 1898

4. II. U.S. Expansion (cont.) 3. Alaska - 1867 – William Seward - Russia – “Seward’s Folly” – gold!!! – Yukon – 1896 4. China – Open Door [more later] 5. Japan – Matthew Perry - 1853 Pacific Islands

5. II. U.S. Expansion (cont.) B. Latin America 1. Monroe Doctrine - 1823 – sets stage 2. Venezuela - 1895-96 – border dispute – Br.-US - “Great Rapprochement” 3. Cuba – Spain – independence - 1890s – US intervention? – M.D., econ., “yellow journalism”

6. III. Spanish-American War - 1898 A. Causes – Cuban independence - Jose Marti – atrocities - “Butcher” Weyler - “camps” – newspaper competition Hearst (NY Journal) vs. Pulitzer (NY World) “Yellow Kid” - “yellow journalism” sensational stories – sinking of USS Maine - Feb. 1898 – “Remember the Maine; to Hell w/ Spain”

7. III. Spanish-American War (cont.) B. War - McKinley’s indecision - “splendid little war” - April 1898 - Manila - George Dewey new, updated navy - Cuba - San Juan Hill T.R. - “Rough Riders” - impact of disease

8. III. Spanish-American War (cont.) C. Impact – new territory – Pacific: Philippines, Guam – Caribbean: Cuba, Puerto Rico – naval power – imperial power

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10. IV. New Territories A. Cuba – Teller Amend. - Cuban ind. – Platt Amend - 1901 – right to intervene – Guantanamo Bay - naval bas e B. Puerto Rico – Foraker Act - US commonwealth – P.R. - legislature – U.S. - governor/council

11. IV. New Territories (cont.) C. Philippines - 1898-1902 – civil war – Emilio Aguinaldo – “scorched earth” – brutal fighting – debate over imperialism – Anti-Imperialist League Bryan, Twain, Addams minority opinion – not ind. until 1946