America as a World PowerAmerica as a World Power

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The United States The United States gains overseas gains overseas

territoriesterritories

Favoring Expansion over Favoring Expansion over IsolationismIsolationism

ImperialismImperialism is the practice of is the practice of building an empire by founding building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nationscolonies or conquering other nations

Between 1870 and 1914, powerful Between 1870 and 1914, powerful Western nations built large colonial Western nations built large colonial empires in most of empires in most of AfricaAfrica and and Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia

Secretary of State William H. Secretary of State William H. Seward arrange the US to acquire Seward arrange the US to acquire AlaskaAlaska (600,000 sq. miles) for (600,000 sq. miles) for $7.2 million$7.2 million, or less than , or less than 2 cents per acre 2 cents per acre

Wanted to extend the economic influence Wanted to extend the economic influence of the United States into of the United States into new marketsnew markets

It wasn’t until the It wasn’t until the late 1800slate 1800s that that the US began expanding overseas the US began expanding overseas

Wanted to expand the Wanted to expand the powerpower of the of the United States military to protect United States military to protect these new foreign marketsthese new foreign markets

Many Americans believe that a policy of Many Americans believe that a policy of isolationismisolationism, avoiding involvement in the , avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries, was bestaffairs of other countries, was best

Events Leading to the United Events Leading to the United States Annexation of HawaiiStates Annexation of Hawaii

Sugar pricesSugar prices dropped caused the dropped caused the economy to collapse in Hawaiieconomy to collapse in Hawaii

Plus the Plus the McKinley TariffMcKinley Tariff was passed by was passed by Congress that let all countries ship sugar Congress that let all countries ship sugar duty-free to the United States, but gave U.S. duty-free to the United States, but gave U.S. sugar producers a sugar producers a subsidysubsidy, or bonus , or bonus payment, of two cents per poundpayment, of two cents per pound

In 1893, In 1893, the plantersthe planters revolted against revolted against Queen Lilinokalani’s constitutional monarchyQueen Lilinokalani’s constitutional monarchy

Planters revolt was successful and Planters revolt was successful and they formed a they formed a new governmentnew government with with Sanford B. DoleSanford B. Dole serving as president serving as president

United States Minister United States Minister John L. StevensJohn L. Stevens declared Hawaii to be under United States declared Hawaii to be under United States control on February 1, 1893control on February 1, 1893

Hawaii became a U.S. territory Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1900 and the in 1900 and the 50th state50th state in 1959 in 1959

Goals of US Foreign Policy In Goals of US Foreign Policy In China and Japan China and Japan

Hoping to find new markets, Hoping to find new markets, American traders in the 1800’s American traders in the 1800’s looked looked to Asian marketsto Asian markets, particularly , particularly China & JapanChina & Japan

Commodore Commodore Matthew PerryMatthew Perry was sent by was sent by President Millard Fillmore to Japan to President Millard Fillmore to Japan to deliver a deliver a letterletter suggesting peaceful trade suggesting peaceful trade ties between Japan and the United Statesties between Japan and the United States

In China, its weakness led nations to seize In China, its weakness led nations to seize spheres of influencespheres of influence – areas where foreign – areas where foreign nations could control trade and natural nations could control trade and natural resources (German, France, and Japan resources (German, France, and Japan taking China for themselves)taking China for themselves)

US announced the US announced the Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy – – a policy of preserving a policy of preserving equal access for all nationsequal access for all nations to to trade in China to protect American trade in China to protect American trade***trade***

The The Boxer RebellionBoxer Rebellion siege of the siege of the settlement in which foreigners lived, by settlement in which foreigners lived, by Chinese nationalists angered by foreign Chinese nationalists angered by foreign involvement in Chinese affairs, poor involvement in Chinese affairs, poor management by the Chinese government, management by the Chinese government, and the hunger and homelessness caused and the hunger and homelessness caused by a series of natural disastersby a series of natural disasters

Increasing demands for markets Increasing demands for markets contributed to contributed to supportsupport for an Open Door for an Open Door Policy in China by U. S. manufacturing***Policy in China by U. S. manufacturing***

US wanted to prevent any US wanted to prevent any European colonizationEuropean colonization of China of China that would limit US influence there that would limit US influence there

Involvement of in the Spanish-American Involvement of in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door Policy in introduction of the Open Door Policy in China were actions taken by the U. S. China were actions taken by the U. S. Government to gain Government to gain overseasoverseas markets and markets and sources of sources of rawraw materials*** materials***

The U. S. supported a revolution in The U. S. supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20Panama at the turn of the 20thth Century in Century in order to secure the right to order to secure the right to build a canalbuild a canal through Central America***through Central America***

US Foreign Policy In US Foreign Policy In Central AmericanCentral American

President Theodore Roosevelt’s President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Speak softly and carry a big stick”“Speak softly and carry a big stick” policy relied on the U. S. having a policy relied on the U. S. having a strong navystrong navy******

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the U. S. reserved the Doctrine stated that the U. S. reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of right to intervene in the affairs of Central American and the Caribbean Central American and the Caribbean ******

In The Media In The Media

In 1898, newspaper publisher William In 1898, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst stated to a reporter, Randolph Hearst stated to a reporter, “You furnish the picture; I’ll furnish “You furnish the picture; I’ll furnish the war!”the war!” illustrates the influential role of illustrates the influential role of the the presspress in affecting public opinion *** in affecting public opinion ***

Upton Sinclair’s Upton Sinclair’s The JungleThe Jungle influenced the influenced the passage of the passage of the Meat Inspection ActMeat Inspection Act******