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American Imperialism
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Reasons for American Imperialism
• Internal growth.• Religion-based cultural superiority.• Competition with world powers for colonial
interests.• Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence
of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783.• Foreign policy. ???/???/???
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Monroe Doctrine enforced 1895-1896
• Border dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela.
• British problem.
• German problem.
Result:
The Great Rapprochement.
Future significance???
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Aloha self-determination
The Hawaiian Islands.
• Reasons for US interest.
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Spanish-American WarCuba
• American business interests.
• Revolutionary feelings.
• Shipping routes.
The Maine.
• Significance
McKinley’s stance
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Remember the Maine
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Fighting the war
• American preparedness.
• Commodore George Dewey.
Battle of Manila Bay.
“You may fire when ready
Gridley.”
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The fight for Cuba.
• Teddy Roosevelt. “Rough Riders”. Battle of San Juan Hill.
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San Juan Hill
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U.S.S. Oregon
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Spoils of WarCuba.
• War against mosquitoes. Walter Reed.
• Keep or fold.
• Teller Amendment of 1898.
• Platt Amendment of 1901.
Philippines.
• Filipinos fight for independence.
Guam.
Puerto Rico.
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Commodore Dewey and the Hero of San Juan Hill
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“Fighting” Joe Wheeler
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Significance of the Spanish-American War
• Respect from European powers.
• National pride.
• US became a Far Eastern power.
• The beginnings of the might of the US Navy.
• Closing the gap on North-South animosities.
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