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United States Imperialism
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Goal for Today
● Today we will learn about the history of United States imperialism in Japan and Cuba
● We will look at “primary sources” to find out why the US would have wanted to go to war with Spain
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Imperialism in America
● British colonists resisted the rule of a foreign government (Britain) during the American Revolutionary War
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Imperialism in America
● The United States stood up against imperialism, but almost immediately became an imperial power themselves, primarily against Native Americans
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The US and “New” imperialism● Before the 1800s,
imperialism consisted mostly of one country occupying and controlling another (colonialism)
● Beginning in the mid 1800s, America wanted to expand
● At this time, there were few options for the young country
● Began with Japan
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The US and “New” imperialism● Japan worried about China’s Opium Wars ● A US warship landed in Japan, “asking”
Japan to open their ports to the US
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The US and “New” imperialism
● Japan was an isolationist country, they did not trade with other countries (except for the Dutch)
● Japan realized they were greatly outmatched when they saw US technology
● They decided to agree with the US and open their borders
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The US and “New” imperialism
“New” Imperialism = not occupying a country, but controlling them in different ways
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Cuba
● The US continued to seek new ways to expand their control
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Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Spanish Reconcentration Camps
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Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Sinking of the USS Maine
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Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Manifest Destiny
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End of the War
● War ended and the Treaty of Paris was signed.
● Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the US.
● Cuba as a protectorate of the USo Protectorate = a country
that is protected by another, sometimes against its will.
o Still gave US some control over Cuba
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End of War
● The Philippines gained it’s independence in the mid-1900s
● Guam and Puerto Rico (among others) are “self-governed” US territories to this day