1. U.S. II IMPERIALISM REVIEW REFERENCE CHAPTER 17

3. IMPERIALISM IN HAWAII REASONS FOR ACQUIRING HAWAII Fertile soil to produce food Raw materials Coaling Station Naval Base U.S. TAKES OVER HAWAII BAYONET CONSTITUTION-U.S. takes over Pearl Harbor Queen Liliuokalani overthrown Hawaii is annexed

4. CHINA SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Foreign countries control trade and natural resources John Hay – Open Door Policy Gives Nations & U.S. equal trading rights in China BOXER REBELLION – Chinese Nationalists react to foreign intervention

5. JAPAN General Mathew Perry forces Japan to open ports Russo - Japanese War – Japan & Russia fight for control of Manchuria and Korea Roosevelt brokered peace treaty – earns Nobel Peace Prize

6. CUBA Jose Marti –Independence leader exiled to U.S. Cubans Revolt Weyler (Sp.) Suppresses rebels- portrayed as a butcher Americans sympathetic to Cubans Hearst & Pulitzer-Yellow Journalism de Lomé Letter – McKinley is weak USS MAINE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR Dewey defeats Spanish in Philippines Teddy Roosevelt & Rough Riders U.S. gains control over Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico & influence over Cuba Philippines –fight over annexation- Anti imperialist League U.S. eventually annexes Philippines PLATT AMENDMENT Cuba cannot make treaty with other nations Foreigners can’t claim lands in Cuba U.S. Leases naval stations (Guantanamo Bay) U.S. will oversee their independence FORAKER ACT Puerto Rico-civilian gov. commonwealth TELLER AMENDMENT – U.S. “TELLS” CUBA – Will not annex Cuba, will leave control to the Cuban citizens

7. LATIN AMERICA TEDDY ROOSEVELT & BIG STICK POLICY THE ROOSEVELT COROLLARY Expands the Monroe Doctrine U.S. will use force to maintain economic & political stability in Western Hemisphere PANAMA CANAL Revolution-Panama gains independence from Colombia Teddy Roosevelt secures land for the canal & control of the canal zone PRES. TAFT – DOLLAR DIPLOMACY Use U.S. economic interests – no force- influence foreign nations through U.S. economic force – no military force Pres. Wilson – Moral Diplomacy Use American ideals & persuasion to promote U.S. interests