Foreign affairs (not inc ww1)

Reason: Accidental empire

Harold Evans- Phillipines split vote. USA did not need empire because of trade with Britain.

Reason: Progressive imperialism

Building of hospitals and schools in Cuba and removal of yellow fever. Civilise the savage. Missionaries in the Philippines and Hawaii.

Reason: New markets

Depression of 1893, surplus of farm produce

Reason: End of Westward expansion

Needed a new form of imperialism

Reason: Preclusive imperialism

Takes colonies to prevent others doing so. Copy Europeans. Monroe Doctrine

When did USA gain Eastern Samoa and why?

1899, protectorate. Following civil war, Germany got West and British relinquished claim

When did the US annex Hawaii?

1898

In the 1890s how many American sugar growers were in Hawaii?

3000

Why did US annex Hawaii?

There was opposition from the Anti-Imperialist League but it was of key strategic and economic interest. Spanish-American war strengthened claim to annex.

When, why and how did the US annex the Philippines?

1898, Spanish-American War settlement, $20 million

For what reasons were the Philippines annexed?

Progressive, Preclusive (Britain, Germany and Japan), and Accidental (Hobart)

For how long did the war against Philippines last?

4 years

When was Puerto Rico administered by USA?

1900

When did US arbitrate Britain and Venezuela’s border dispute?

1895 (Cleveland)

When was the Spanish American War?

1898

What was the Yellow Press?

Sensationalist journalism of the 1890s portraying Spanish treatment of Cuba, especially female prisoners

What were the reasons US intervened in Cuba? (4)

• Yellow press and pressure from public

• Economic motives (1893 depression)

• Monroe Doctrine

• Fear of independent Cuba

How many soldiers killed and how many got Yellow Fever?

379, 5000

What did the US get from the settlement in August 1898?

Got Guantanamo Bay, Guam and control over Puerto Rico. Bought the Philippines.

When did US forces leave and return to Cuba?

1902, returned 1906 and 1912

When and what was the Roosevelt corollary?

1904- US can intervene to prevent financial or political collapse. US Police force

What happened with the Panama Canal?

US economically and practically supported Panamanian revolution against Colombia to get access for the land for $10 million