American Imperialism: U.S History

What does George Washington do,

Warns the U.S

Not become involved with foreign affairs

Don't make permanent alliances

ISOLATIONISM

Imperialism

economic and political domination over a weaker country

What does George Washington do,

Warns the U.S

Not become involved with foreign affairs

Don't make permanent alliances

ISOLATIONISM

Imperialism

economic and political domination over a weaker country

How many reasons for imperialism is there

4

4 Reasons for imperialism

Over production

Trade

Navel Bases

Make U.S a World power

Which general influenced turning the U.S into a Naval Power

Alfred T. Mahan

What did Alfred T. Mahan write?

The Influence of Sea Upon History

What nation did the The Influence of Sea Upon History model?

The British (their naval power)

Controlling territory under imperialism was an example of

Racial and cultural Darwinism

Reasons against Imperialism

- Against Liberty, Racist
- Expensive
- Threat to democracy

What 5 Territories did the U.S end up controlling

- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- Philippines
- Alaska
- Hawaii

What territory was the least controversial (nobody said anything)

Alaska

What was Alaska's nicknames

Seward's Folly, Seward's Icebox

What did Alaska benefit the U.S (3)

- 2x the size of the U.S

(It doubled the size of U.S reach/ across the pacific)

- Natural Resources, Gold

- To get Russia Out

Why was Alaska non-controversial?

It was bought, nobody lives there

What was an example of a controversial territory?

Hawaii

Why was Hawaii Controversial?

U.S Overthrew Queen Lili, (previous Gov.)
People lived there/ unwillingly given.

Why did we want Hawaii?

- A naval Base at PEARL HARBOR

- Get their Sugar Trade/ (Take away american tariff)

- Adds to America/ gets annexed

What were the 3 Major Motives that we wanted Hawaii for,

Economic, Political and Military Interests.

What did American's realize about over taking Hawaii

It was Racist, expensive, threat to democracy

If taking Hawaii was wrong why did we never change anything?

Business interests, money and profit will always come first

What did a country need to become a World Power

Money, Land, Military = Power

control territory and natural resources

What is the main point of the Spanish American War?

Cuba declares independence from Spain.

What was Spanish American War's nickname

The splendid little war

Why is the Spanish American War important,

The United States had business interest with Cuba so we had to get involved.

Reasons for our Involvement

- Yellow Journalism
- DeLome Letter
- USS Maine explodes

What is Yellow Journalism?

Exaggerated Headlines

Who were the most famous Yellow Journalists?

Hearst and Pulitzer

What was the DeLome Letter?

Spanish ambassador insulted Pres. McKinley

Why was the USS Maine exploding a reason for involvement with S-A war

(what happened)

US soldiers were killed and newspapers blame Spain

What is the Teller Amendment?

The US promised Cuba its independence at the end of the war

Who were known as the First volunteer Calvary?

Rough Riders

What were the Rough Riders involved in ?

(What did they fight in)

Charge of San Juan Hill

Who led the Rough Riders?

Teddy Roosevelt

What ended the Spanish American War?

Treaty of Paris 1898

What was the result of the Spanish American War?

- Cuba Gained Independence
- USA gained Guam and Puerto Rico
- USA bought the Philippines
- Platt Amendment
- Cuba's naval base (Guantanamo Bay)

What land did we gain for free out of the Treaty of Paris?

Guam and Puerto Rico

How much did we buy the Philippines for?

$20 million

What did the Platt Amendment do?

Cuba became a U.S Protectorate

What naval base did we get from Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

What did the name Protectorate mean for Cuba

Cuba could not make treaties without U.S approval, along with several other restrictions.

(But they had a naval base which helped protect)

What territory was granted U.S citizenship

Puerto Rico

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

European countries should stay away from Central and South America.

What was added to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904

Roosevelt Corollary

Why was the Roosevelt Corollary put into place?

Roosevelt wanted to increase the influence of the U.S around the world and become a world Power

What was other names for the Roosevelt Corollary?

Big stick, Gun boat diplomacy

What did the Roosevelt Corollary mean?

US would be an international "Police force" to protect political interests

What was the effect of the Roosevelt Corollary?

it established an increased presence of the U.S in Latin America

What was another example of increasing presence in Latin America

Great White Fleet

What was the Great White Fleet

Where Roosevelt sends his 16 ship armada on a goodwill cruise around the world.

How many ships were apart of Roosevelt's Armada

16

Why does the U.S intervene in Latin America

the Monroe Doctrine

What was the importance for China?

it was a huge population important for U.S trade

Who were apart of the/ what Spheres of Influence,

Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Japan

China was divided into ___ trade zones

4

Which country was left out of China's trade

Japan

What was the point of the Open Door Policy?

To prevent monopoly's from closer nations,

Open Door policy wanted...

all countries to have free and equal trade with CHINA

Why did the U.S agree to the Open Door Policy

They need to preserve trade in China, rather than have the Spheres of Influence have advantage over China's markets

Define Boxer Rebellion

A group of chinese who wanted foreign Influence out of China

Who put down this rebellion

U.S military, Japan, + European Powers

Why did we want the Panama Canal Zone

- Wanted to link Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for trade and military

Who owned Panama

Colombia

What was Colombia's response to our offer of buying the Canal

They declined

What did the U.S do in return of Colombia's decline

Made Panama revolt against Colombia, we sent ships to aid

What was the name of the Treaty that gave us the Canal

Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty

How much did the US pay for the Canal Zone

$ 10 Million

Who was given credit for the Canal

Teddy Roosevelt

What was the significance of the Russo-Japanese War in American History?

U.S was worried about trade

Who was sent to negotiate

Teddy Roosevelt

What did Teddy Roosevelt get in turn of negotiating

The Nobel Peace Prize

What was the outcome with Japan and America, with the R-J War

Relationship with Japan shifted, open migration ended and only students were allowed

To ease growing tension what did the U.S and Japan make,

Gentleman's Agreement

What was the Gentleman's Agreement?

ended segregation of Asian students in schools on the west coast

What was the phrase that went along with Taft's Dollar Diplomacy

"Dollars for bullets"

What did Taft's Dollar Diplomacy do?

US invested into Latin America so they wouldn't need U.S military intervention. (as they could help themselves)

Taft's Dollar Diplomacy resulted in

American investments in Latin America

What was the diplomacy that stated " Support is only given to those whose MORAL beliefs are the same as the U.S"

Moral Diplomacy

Who created the Moral Diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson

What did Moral Diplomacy insinuate?

other change their nations to democratic societies.

Name the difference between the Platt and Teller Amendment

Teller - U.S Promised Cuba their independence after the Spanish American War.

Platt - Cuba became a Protectorate of the U.S (They didn't want to let CUBA go)

What was Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson known for in order

Military(R) Economic (T) Morals (W)

Name Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson's Policies in order

Monroe Doctrine ++ Roosevelt Corollary (R)

Taft's Dollar Diplomacy (T)

Moral Diplomacy (W)

What was Roosevelt's best example of his commitment to Imperialism

Credit from the Panama Canal, (He traveled internationally and put in effort.)