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Reason: Accidental empire

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

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Reason: Progressive imperialism

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

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Reason: New markets

Depression of 1893, surplus of farm produce

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Reason: End of Westward expansion

Needed a new form of imperialism

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Reason: Preclusive imperialism

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

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When did USA gain Eastern Samoa and why?

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

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When did the US annex Hawaii?

1898

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

3000

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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.

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

1898, Spanish-American War settlement, $20 million

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For what reasons were the Philippines annexed?

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

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For how long did the war against Philippines last?

4 years

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When was Puerto Rico administered by USA?

1900

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

1895 (Cleveland)

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When was the Spanish American War?

1898

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What was the Yellow Press?

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

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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

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How many soldiers killed and how many got Yellow Fever?

379, 5000

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

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

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When did US forces leave and return to Cuba?

1902, returned 1906 and 1912

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When and what was the Roosevelt corollary?

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

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What happened with the Panama Canal?

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

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