Imperialism Flashcards
John Hobson
Economist non believer of imperialism
What does Hobson believe
Under consumption and over production leads to Imperialism and the want for colonies as a source of buyers
What Does Hobson think is the solution to Imperialism
Paying higher wages to employees
Lenin
Marxist Economist
What did Lenin think
Economic Deteremism and that markets fall and that leads caplitilist to seek new ones to dominate
What are the two types of imperialisms
Formal and informal
Formal Imperialism
Direct involves the actual takeover of the colony like Hawaii and Guam
Informal imperialism
mother country supports a friendly government like panama
Advantage of imperialism (more depth) 5
Adding colonies increases market, Reduces conflict because reduces unemployment, share economic profits, patriotism, and distracts from problems at home.
Justifications of imperialism
One main person and that is Alfred Thayer Mahan and the people for economic like lenin
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Wrote Influence of sea power upon history; said we need to have a good navy to be a world power.
What is the Great White Fleet
Large Fleet directed by TR
Samoa Crisis
Germany and US claimed both and they agreed to split the island but after the death of 2 Americans in a Chilean Fort threat of war and Germany had to pay Indemnity.
British Guiana and Venezuela
British was trying for Venezuela and Cleveland invoked Monroe Doctrine thus starting the Great Rapprochement
Great Rapprochement
Reconciliation between America and Britain in 1890 after tensions were rising due to border disputes in Latin America- talk problems out and have been allies since
Spanish Diplomatic Takeover before hand
Cubans have rebelled throughout 19th Century and S supported that
Why were the Cubans Revolting so long?
aboliton of slavery in 1878, revolts renewed by economic slump of 1893 due to a tariff
What started the Great Slump of 1893
America did not buy enough stuff
Why did we want to bail Cuba out
We wanted there crops
Jose Marti
led the fight for Cuba’s independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War
Jose Marti slide
Large mustache white dude
Statue of Death of marti
havana Cuba and him on a horse
Slide Maximo Gomez
Cuba’s military commander in War of Independence and Grandad dude with larger statue
General Butcher Weyler
A Spanish General who tried to put down the Cuban rebellion by putting civilians in concentration camps so they could not assist the Insurrectos.
Butcher Weyler Slide
General coat dude and weird mustache
Randolph Hearst and Pulitzer
newspapers engage in “Yellow Journalism” and sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities
US Maine
McKinley sends it to Havana Harbor on a fact finding mission about Cuban rebellions, it explodes and sinks and US newspapers exaggerate stories saying the Spanish blew it up
What was McKinley known as
Wobbly willy because he couldnt make his mind up on the maine thing; Choclate elclair because he has no backbone
How does this war unite the US?
it ends the “bloody chasm” and hard feelings from civil war because we are all united against Spanish
the anti-imperialism group in congress writes what…?
the Teller Amendment and adds it into the declaration of war
Teller Amendment
Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war
What was the first Cuban missile Crisis
Us blockade of Cuba
Why did we Blockade Cuba; What happened in response
they wanted to prevent Spanish reinforcement; We sent a 2 day ultimatum and the Spanish then declare war on US on April 24
What was the first attack on Spanish
TR ordered Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines and we sunk them, Manilia bay
What was needed in order to defend Philippines
Fueling station of Hawaii
What was McKinleys reaction of the Win in the Philippines
Suprised but not mad