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American Imperialism American Activism Abroad
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Frederick Jackson Turner: The Significance of the Frontier in American History, 1893 America’s unique development rooted in the frontier past Vast expanse of “free” land Reaching Pacific meant looking overseas for “frontier” Attacked immigration from S. & E. Europe Dollar Diplomacy http://www.schooltube.com/video/3c0f20ffce0fca65c463/Doll ar-Diplomacyhttp://www.schooltube.com/video/3c0f20ffce0fca65c463/Doll ar-Diplomacy
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Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Influence of Seapower upon History Seapower essential to national greatness Britain a prime example McKinley & Roosevelt Expand overseas – bases for navy – protect Commerce
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Acquisition of Hawaii http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeOj9Dt75pQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeOj9Dt75pQ Hawaiian League – 400 members, mostly American businessmen Bayonet Constitution 1886 – curtailed monarch’s power 1893 Bloodless coup – Queen steps down (American Troops) 1898 U.S. annexed Sanford Dole Queen Lili’uokalani
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Cuba in Cartoons 1890s
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American self image Jose Marti
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The Splendid Little War: 1898 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM Spanish-American Cuban War over in 4 months Yellow journalism – “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” Hearst U.S.S. Maine Rough Riders
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U.S. Gains
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America: An imperial power
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P HILIPPINES HTTP :// GLENCOE. COM / SITES / COMMON _ ASSETS / SOCIALSTUDIES / IN _ MOTION _ 10/ TAV /TAV_499. SWF HTTP :// GLENCOE. COM / SITES / COMMON _ ASSETS / SOCIALSTUDIES / IN _ MOTION _ 10/ TAV /TAV_499. SWF The United States, by title of purchase in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, bought the Philippines from Spain, for US$20,000,000.1898 Treaty of Paris It also bought itself a war, in the name of Benevolent Assimilation. Benevolent Assimilation The war lasted three years, and cost the Americans 10,000 casualties and US $600 million. Some 16,000 soldiers were killed in battle. About 200,000 Filipino civilians succumbed to pestilence, disease, and crossfire during the war.
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Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino Rebel Leader
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Open Door – Asia: 400,000,000 potential consumers in China alone
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John Hay & the Open Door Policy 1899 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wFjjdMHv2A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wFjjdMHv2A All nations to be allowed access to Chinese market All nations were to have equal trading rights Europeans had already carved up China
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Boxer Rebellion - 1900
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A man, a plan, a canal, Panama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5NMo_u-oA
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Acquiring the rights Roosevelt & Panamanian business interests conspire Colombians bribed to lay down weapons 1903 Panamanian revolt U.S. cruiser right off shore Hay-Buneau-Varilla treaty 10 million to Panamanians – 10 mile swath renewable 99 year lease French precede Americans – lose money & lives Americans acquire rights for 40 million Start negotiating with Colombia Offered 10 mil. Cash and ¼ million annually Colombia wanted more
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Building the Canal 1906-1909 preliminary construction, surveys, disease control (1/3 of the French force died of Yellow Fever)
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Building the Canal Thousands of West Indian Laborers T.R. visits the Canal Zone
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45,000 Recruited Contract Workers
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Roosevelt Corollary
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U.S. Intervention in Latin America Green = protectorate Blue = occupation
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