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Imperialism

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Extending rule of authority of empire over forge in countries
Reasons: problem w/ Mexico, opportunity in Alaska,

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Isolationism

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Remove itself politically & economically from world
Stay out of politics to avoid war
Economy stable enough to live within own country
Reasons to remove: hate europe, invulnerable to attack

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Sewards folly

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Bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 mil

Getting Russia out

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Imperialism cont.

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1867- get Midway Islands, Cuba, Hawaii

1870- Dominican republic becomes US; didn’t have much say

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Expansionist ideas

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  1. Expand economically —> coaling stations; coal used for ships to trade
  2. Spread democracy —> “best way”
  3. Anglo- Saxan Superiority
    Josiah Strong(1885): whites were superior; rest inferior
  4. Spread AMERICAN Christianity
  5. Military dominance:
    Alfred T. Mahan wanted: strong navy, modern fleet w/ dreadnoughts, coaling stations, military bases, canal across Central America
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General Weyler - lead up to war

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Reconcentration camps: cities with barriers, curfews, killings, etc
Many died bc of unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, disease

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Yellow journalism -lead up to war

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Used in US
Telling “truth”
Exaggerating the truth

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USS Maine - lead up to war

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Sent in 1898
Sent to Havanna 
Protecting investment 
Feb. 15, 1898: ship explodes
    266 lives lost 
    Blamed on mine but it was internal explosion 
    McKinley didn't react harshly
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Teller amendment

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US would help w/ setting up new gov. Then leave them to independence

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Spanish American war

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April 24, 1898- slain declares war on US
Takes place in Philippines & Cuba
George Dewey is sent to attack Manila bay
April 30, 1898: 4 cruisers + 2 gun boats
No US casualties
Spain had 10 ships —> US destroyed all
Aug. 13 US sends 11,000 troops to take Manilla

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Platt Amendment

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Set up naval base @ guantarome bay
Cuba couldn’t make treaty that impacts indp.
Couldn’t take any debts that it couldn’t repay

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Filipino insurrection

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1899: aguinaldo starts guerrilla warfare
US rounded up citizens, tortured prisoners, destroyed property
Catch aguinaldo eventually
William Taft becomes governor

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Taft commission

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Building new schools (educating by US way) 
Built roads & bridges 
New judicial & tax system (US based)
New sanitation 
Brought vaccinations 
Indp on July 4, 1946
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Roosevelt corollary

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Addition to Monroe doctrine
If Latin America gets debt to certain point US steps in
Send bankers into Nicugara (40 mil debt)
Controlled country until debt is gone

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Open door policy

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1899/1900
Issue w/ china 
John hay 
Had spheres of influence 
Should open up trade to anywhere for everyone 
Trade agreement
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Gentle and agreement

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Us having problems w/ jap coming over
Agreement is to limit/ stop jap laborers from coming over
10 years
Offends Jap

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Panama Canal

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Panama controlled by Columbia 
Us went over to Columbia
   Proposed 10 mil/ 250,000 per yr. 
   Said no 
Us encourages panama to be own country 
Panama revolts 
Panama agrees to allow canal
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Dollar diplomacy

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Under Taft
Encourage US not to worry about political aspects
Invest in foreign countries
Make $
Also could use of “protecting” investments

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21 demands

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Japan to china
Tying to make china a protectorate
US gets mad bc of open door policy w/ china
Japan fires back asking about Philippines
US backs off

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Moral diplomacy

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Let them do what they are doing
Should protect Latin America because it is “morally” right
Whether need it or not attitude
Think they need US Democracy & Christianity

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Pancho villa

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US trying to support but doesn't work 
Send troops into Vera Cruz
    Then they back off
Trying to support Francisco villa 
   Bc backed off villa wanted to get them back involved 
   Killed US people on train 
   Then came to US & burned town
   John Pershing + troops go to look for villa & never found him
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Arabic/ Sussix

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Pledge made by Germany
Agreement to stop unrestricted submarine warfare
Def stop for US
Only lasts 1 yr.

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