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American Imperialism

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“expand or implode”
new markets
didn’t want to be left behind EU competition
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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wrote “The Influence of Sea Power on History”
strong navy, naval dominance, adequate # of ports, stimulated the navel race

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James G. Blaine

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Secretary of State
first to embrace imperialism in policy
Big Sister Policy

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Big Sister Policy

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with support from blaine
allied US with Latin American countries
opened new trade markets

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Guyana & Venezuela border disputes

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-Gold discovered in contested area

-US v. Britain
-Cleveland cited Monroe Doctrine - British denied its relevance
-Cleveland’s survey - “accept or aggress”
-GB anger deflected toward Boer War

led to the Great Rapprochement
-Monroe Doctrine reinforced

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Great Rapprochement

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-reconciliation between the US and Britain

-new alliance in 20th century regarding (foreign policy)

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Hawaii

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waystation, provisioning point
-missionaries
-1875 reciprocity agreement
-1887 rights to Pearl Harbor

-sugar trade
-McKinley import Tariff created obstacles
-solution: white planters - annex Hawaii
-led to an organized revolt in 1893

-Cleveland’s election changed things
-He stood up for Queen Liliuokalani
-1898 - annexation

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McKinley Tariff

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1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs on imports in the United States history

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Queen Liliuokalani

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the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American instigation/business interests

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Cuba

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-Cubans revolted against Spainish oppresors
-spanish tried to supress revolts w concentration camps
-washington sent USS Maine to cuba to protect americans, the ship later blew up, angering the americans
-led to americans adopting Teller Amendment

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Valeriano Weyler

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General sent by Spain to stop Cuban revolt, referred to as the “Butcher” because of merciless tactics “concentration camps, shooting civilian, etc.)

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Yellow Journalism

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-Pulitzer and Hearst(leaders of the method)
-Hearst published letter from Depuy de Lome
-incited desire for war in americans

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

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USS Maine

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Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War

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Depuy de Lome

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Spanish diplomat that wrote a letter criticizing president McKinley by calling him weak, indecisive, and relying to heavily on public opinion. Letter was published by the press.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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26th president, known for: military strength, Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War

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Spanish American War

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In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans’ fight for independence

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Teller Amendment

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Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after defeating spain
-Cuban independence

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John Hay

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proclaimed the war was a “slendid little war”, instigating the SpanAmerican war furthur

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Philippines

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important in the SpanAmerican war campaign
American won battle at manila bay
a source of argument amongst americans to decide weather to annex them or not

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George Dewey

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  • Praised naval commander chosed by theodore roosevelt
  • collaborated with philipino insurgents and defeated spanish fleet in manila bay
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Guam

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Captured easily by USS Charleston in S-A War w/o fighitng

Ceded to US in Treaty of Paris

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William Shafter

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  • American commander in carribean(cuba)
  • more symbolic leadership due to his wieght(300+ lbs)
  • his army was not prepared(wore wool clothes in heat, leading to dehydration/disease, upderprepared overall)
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rough riders

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  • 1st US Volunteer Calvary of “cowboys to convicts”
  • Idea of Teddy Roosevelt (asst sec of Navy)
  • led by Col Leonard Wood
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leonard wood

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commander of the rough rider calvery

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puerto rico
- campaign began w/ swift blockade of san juan - after capturing santiago, Gen. miles led a ground attacl - August 12 ended all hostile fronts, armistice signed on August 13 - war ended in puerto rico
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nelson miles
general that lead invading forces in puerto rico and became first Amercan governor, helping set up the new government
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Treaty of Paris
- Ended SpanAmerican war(1898) - recognition of cuban independance - ceded philippes, PR and Guam to US
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Foraker Act
-allowed PR self-government - trade restrictions on PR(govenrned by US) - foundation for Puerto rican citizenship
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jones shafroth Act
- gave Puerto rican citizenship in 1917 - Civil rights to individuals & locally elected bicameral legislature -foundation for PR government
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Platt Amendment
- americans forced cubans to sign in 1901 -gave US indirect power over cuba rules - no treaties w foriegn powers -us had right to intervene - no going into national debt - US gets right to buy lad for naval/refueling - Americans would remove troops if these provisions were added -led to anti americanism in cuba
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Anti imperialist league
group that rose agaisnt imperialism in the phillipeans supported by powerful figuresd like mark twain argued that imperializm violated decleration of independace, it was a costly burden, would lead to issues w asian powers
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insular cases
series of cases that determined that inhabitants of american territories had some, not all rights of an american
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Philippine-American War
- Citizens expected same treatment as cuba - when expectations were not met, rebels lauched battle of Manila Bay - US outnumbered rebels, Aguinaldos forces captured in 1901 - US made concentration camps, etc - hostilities ended w/ philipine-organic act 1902
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emilio aguinaldo
- lead filipino rebels against americans in Philippine-American War - advocate for philippino independance - ultimatly captured by us forces in 1901
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william howard taft
governor of the philippines, later became us president
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philippine-organic act
- ended Philippean American war in 1902 - allowed for creation of phillipheane assembly, granting filipinos a small amount of self governance - Americans began to invest in island infrastructure - the phillipeans would remain a US common wealth/unincorporated territory
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Jones act
- 1916, promised philippine independace - granted freedom in 1917, thier economy grew alongside the us' - thier independace want officially recognized for 30 years until treaty of Manila
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Open Door Policy
-policy proposed by US calling for "spheres of influence" in china, respect chinease rights, and occupency based on fair trade - was the response to the fear of US being cut out of trade w/ china bieng colonized by other nations
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Boxer rebellion
- Rebellion in beijing china, to eliminate Euro interverntion - Euros and US squashed rebellion, but paid 333 mil in reperations - called for 9-power treaty, ending open door Policy
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9-power treaty
- 1922, a consequence of Boxer rebellion -ended open door policy, all memebrs allowed equal trade with china - signed by US, Japan, China, France, Britain, Itay, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal
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imperialism vs. Byranism
- topic of 1900 election - Mckinley v Bryan - McKinley picked the popular teddy roosevelt as vp - Bryan campainged "free silver and free cuba" mckinley wins
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Leon Frank Czolgosz
- was an anarchist who killed president Mckinley - Roosevelt steps up and becomes youngest president
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the big stick
"speak softly and carry a big stick" -roosevelts use of military power for diplomatic reasons and enforcing foriegn policy
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Panama Canal
- crucial for Naval supremacy - Us gained control of canal through hay-pauncefote treaty - compleated in 1914
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hay-paunancefote treaty
1901, britain recognized US. sphere of influence, giving US full control of canal and building rights
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philippe Bunau-varilla
- French engineer, advocated for an american canal through panama - helped instigate panamanian rebellion against columbia -American recognized panamanian independance and made philippe first pm - Signed Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, started canal construction
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panamanian revolution
- columbia refuses to agree with US terms for canal -Roosevent and Varilla instigate revolt in panama - rebellion succeeds, panama gains independance from columbia - granted the us control of canal
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hay-bunau varilla treaty
1903- us gaurenteed independace of new republic of panama - treaty between panama and US detailing contruction of panama canal
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roosevelt corollary
- addition to monroe doctrine - effect of fear of Euro power increasing LA involvement - stated that only US could invervene in Latin america
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russo-japanese war
- war between russia/japan, deteriorated relaions w us from both countries - japanese migration increased, led to segregation in W coast - led to gentlemans agreement w japan, great white fleet tour
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gentlemans agreement
agreement, reducing japanese migration to US in exchange for integration of japanese in US
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great white fleet
1907-1909- roosevelt sends navy on a world tour to show the world the power of US navy - also to pressure japan to agree to Gentlemens agreement
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Root-takihara agreement
- pledged the US and Japan to respect each others territorial possessions in the pacific and to uphold open door policy in china

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