Immigration, Imperialism, & Immigration, Imperialism, & IndustryIndustry

All three of these terms have All three of these terms have both their good and bad side both their good and bad side when it comes to the when it comes to the development of our country into development of our country into a world powera world power None of these statements are None of these statements are justification of the bad in the justification of the bad in the name of the good…they are name of the good…they are explanations of both sides of the explanations of both sides of the same issue same issue

ImmigrationImmigration

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Statue of Liberty & Ellis IslandIsland

Immigration Act of 1882Immigration Act of 1882

► Stated that a Stated that a 50 cents tax 50 cents tax would be would be levied on all levied on all aliens landing aliens landing at United at United States portsStates ports

Chinese Exclusion Act of Chinese Exclusion Act of 18821882

► Provided an Provided an absolute 10-absolute 10-year year moratorium on moratorium on Chinese labor Chinese labor immigrationimmigration

Theodore “Teddy” RooseveltTheodore “Teddy” Roosevelt

Great White Fleet

““Teddy-Bear” PoliticsTeddy-Bear” Politics

TR as PresidentTR as President► “ “I wish to preach I wish to preach

not the doctrine of not the doctrine of ignoble ease but ignoble ease but the doctrine of the the doctrine of the strenuous life…”strenuous life…”

~ Roosevelt in ~ Roosevelt in Chicago 1899 just Chicago 1899 just after taking office after taking office as NY Governoras NY Governor

The Spanish-American WarThe Spanish-American War

JOSE MARTI

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST

The Sun Never Sets On the British The Sun Never Sets On the British EmpireEmpire

Beveridge’s Glut ThesisBeveridge’s Glut Thesis► Said the economic Said the economic

frontier here at frontier here at home was closed home was closed and we needed to and we needed to expandexpand

►Gave an image of Gave an image of American business American business and democracy as and democracy as a universal good a universal good

Sen. Albert Beveridge

2020thth Century Labor Pool Century Labor Pool

► Immigrants would provide only part of Immigrants would provide only part of that labor pool…at the turn of the 20th that labor pool…at the turn of the 20th century, the rest of that labor would century, the rest of that labor would come from women and childrencome from women and children

► The effects of these business choices The effects of these business choices would haunt capitalist leaders well into would haunt capitalist leaders well into the 20th century the 20th century

Who is this?Who is this?

Fred RogersFred Rogers

► Longtime host Longtime host of PBS’ of PBS’

“ “Mr. Rogers’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”Neighborhood”

Keating-Owen Labor Act of Keating-Owen Labor Act of 19151915