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Imperialism
Indicates the __expansion of a nation’s empire__
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Naval Act of 1900
Authorized the __construction of battleships that would be clearly offensive in nature__
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Spanish-American War
* 1898
* __Cuba is controlled by Spain__

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* __US has many interests in Cuba__
* Proximity
* Economics (sugar cane)
* Independence
* Yellow Journalism
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Annexation of Hawaii
* __Forced annexation__, territorial expansion, for __US business__
* Grover __Cleveland says no__, __McKinley convinces Congress__
* 1898
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Treaty of Paris
* 1898
* __Cuban independence__
* US gets __**Guam**__ and __**Puerto Rico**__ and pays $20 million for the __**Philippines**__
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Open Door Policy
European Powers had __divided China__ into “__**spheres of influence**__” (territories where the country controls)

* Russia
* England
* __**Japan**__
* Germany
* Austria
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Yellow Journalism
* Embraced __dramatic headlines__ and __exaggerated storylines__
* Takes of ripe and __exciting foreign lands__
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Alfred Thoyer Mahan
* The __Influence of Sea Power upon History__
* __“To be a World power, a great navy is needed”__
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Social Darwinism
* The application of Darwin's theory of __natural selection to society__
* Specifically in __economics and business in America__
* Used by __supporters of imperialism__
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White Man’s Burden
(__Pro-Expansionists__)

* US wants to __Christianize the world__
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Reconcentration
Sent civilians who the __Spanish thought might be potential allies of the rebels__ into __heavily guarded camps__
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Jingoism
Combination of __intense American nationalism__ with a __desire for adventure abroad__
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USS Maine
* Exploded in Havana Harbor
* __#1 Reason for US involvement__
* US press blames Spain
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Rough Riders
__Teddy Roosevelt__ lead this group up __San Juan Hill__ in the most famous event of the war
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Teller Amendment
* US has __**NO INTEREST**__ in taking over __Cuba__
* Necessary to appease other countries
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Platt Amendment
* US and Cuba
* __US may intervene in Cuban affairs__
* US may maintain naval bases in Cuba (Guantanamo)
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Panama Canal
* Will __reduce the travel time from Atlantic to the Pacific__
* Helps __trade__ and the __navy__
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Roosevelt Corollary
* The US will __**police**__ the Americans/__**intervene**__ in __**Latin America**__ to protect US interests
* Keep __European powers away__
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US isolation changes drastically in the late 1800s because
* __**New Industry and Markets**__ (buy and sell with new countries)
* __Yellow Journalism__
* __Religion__ (Christianize the poor heathens, little brown brothers), (White Man’s Burden)
* __Darwinism__ (survival of the fitest)
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Josiah Strong
__Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis__
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Sanford Dole
__Pineapple King__
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Remember…
The US does __**NOT**__ __receive Hawaii in the Spanish-American__
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Reasons for US involvement in S-A War
* __Yellow Journalism__
* __Economic Concerns__
* __De Lome Letter__ (Spanish diplomat disses McKinley)
* __**USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor**__
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Imperialists
Argue US __control of the Philippines will enhance US trade__ in the Pacific/Asia region

* Causes a __huge debate in the US__
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Anti-Imperial League
* __Universal presidents__
* __Mark Twain__
* __Samuel Gompers__
* __Andrew Carnegie__
* __Consent of the governed__?
* Why such interest in Asia?
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Foraker Act
__Puerto Rico__

* __Sets up gov.__
* Future citizenship?
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Results of S-A War
* __Respect__ from European powers
* National __Pride__
* __**US becomes a power in the Pacific region**__ (__**markets/resources**__)
* __Navy and Army much improved__
* (critical need for a quicker route to the Pacific)
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Election of 1900
* GOP- __McKinley, T. Roosevelt__ (VP)
* DEM- __Bryan__
* __Imperialism was the biggest issue__
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Russo-Japanese War 1903
* __TR does not want Japan to dominate Asia__ (__**Manchuria**__)
* Portsmouth Treaty
* Nobel Peace Prize
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Oregon Country British Claims Extinguished

* 1846
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__Mexico Cession__

* 1848
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__Gadsden Purchase__ from Mexico

* 1853
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__Louisiana Purchase__ from France

* 1803
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__Texas Annexed__

* 1845
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__United States__

* 1783
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__Florida Purchase__ from Spain

* 1821
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William Lloyd Garrison
Showed __how bad slavery is__
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Abraham Lincoln
__Doesn’t want slavery to extend__ into western territories
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Stephen Douglas
__Popular Sovereignty__
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John C. Calhoun
__Nullification__
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William Bryan
__Cross of Gold Speech__
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Andrew Jackson
__Fought the Seminoles__ in Florida
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Teddy Roosevelt
* Big Stick Diplomacy
* __“Speak softly and carry a big stick”__
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Hawaii and Philippines
* Hawaii
* __First example of imperialism__
* Philippines
* __Most controversial__
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What was the Grange and what did it do
* __Organization that formed farmer cooperatives__ to enable members to __enjoy economies of scale by buying and marketing products__
* __Organized politically and sponsored state legislation__ to regulate railroads and grain elevators
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Insular Cases
Several court cases which __concerned the status of territories acquired by the U.S. during the Spanish–American War__

* The __constitution does not follow the flag__