2. Rise To Power

3. 4 Europe = wars 4 sell/buy goods 4 isolationism –George Washington – Monroe Doctrine

4. 4 Manifest destiny –American Character –Frederick J. Turner 4 Expansionism –N. & S. America

5. 4 Monroe doctrine 4 Josiah Strong - mission to expand 4 Social Darwinism 4 Imperialism

6. 4 Japan –Com. Matthew Perry 4 Alaska –7.2 million –Seward’s Folly

7. 4 Hawaii –missionaries –raised sugar –McKinley Tariff –Queen Liliuokalani Battle with Dole

8. 4 Venezuela –enforced the Monroe Doc. –Told Europe & L.A. that U.S. most important co. in America.

9. Africa 4 1870- U.S. looks for markets 4 Imperialism 4 Manifest destiny

10. Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia 4 1884 & 1885 claim entire continent 4 Open door policy 4 U.S. supports Belgian gov.

11. 4 George Washington Williams –1st black leg. Ohio –visits Congo writes letter –opinion turns

12. 4 1890 - Ernest May –“ Some Nations achieve greatness, the U.S. had greatness thrust upon it.” 4 Expansionist

13. 4 Alfred Thayer Mahan –Influence of Sea Power upon History –“to support American diplomacy and commerce the U.S. needs a modern Navy.”

14. 4 Sec. Navy Ben Tracy –pushes for new ships 4 Mahan & Tracy shape policy

15. War With Spain 4 “It has been a splendid little war” John Hay 4 U.S. world power 4 Left of Spanish Empire

16. 4 Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, & Guam 4 Cuba rebelled and failed 4 Economy based on sugar 4 Weyler - reconcentracion –move pop. To towns

17. 4 Spanish atrocities reported 4 Called Butcher Weyler 4 newspaper battle –Journal & World –Hearst & Pulitzer

18. 4 Yellow journalism 4 Hearst- “ You supply pictures and I’ll supply war.” 4 American’s want Indep. For Cuba

19. 4 De Lome letter - spanish minister- critical of McKinley 4 Maine explodes - 260 killed press blames Spain 4 congress authorize force

20. 4 Battle cry Remember the Maine 4 Teller Amendment –U.S. would not annex Cuba –Spam war lasted 4 months –Dewey in Manila

21. 4 Emilio Aguinaldo – filipino leader 4 Rough riders and Black unit 4 Dewey arrives and war over 4 274000 served 5462 died 379 battle deaths 4 Treaty of Paris 1898

22. 4 Platt Amendment 4 Hays notes 4 Boxer rebellion 4 Open door policy