ImperialismAmerican Expansionism from 1890-1920

Learning Target

Identify and evaluate the arguments FOR and AGAINST territorial expansion.

Arguments FOR Imperial ExpansionNational Pride

National Security

Strategic locations/Navy

Economic Benefits

New markets and cheap resources

Social Darwinism

Racial and religious supremacy

Spread Democracy

Arguments AGAINST Imperial ExpansionGoes against American values

Expensive

Will increase immigration/dilute “racial superiority.”

We have enough problems here.

Early ExpansionManifest destiny from coast to coast

Mexican-American War

Alaska

Hawaii

Learning Target

Identify and evaluate the arguments FOR and AGAINST territorial expansion.

Learning Target

Explain the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.

Reasons for the Spanish-American War (SpAm War)-Cuban Revolution of 1895

Why do we get involved?

● Yellow Press● Sugar interests● Delome’ Letter● USS Maine

The “Splendid Little War”Starts in the Philippines.

Battle of Manila Bay

● Over in 7 Hours

Fighting in Cuba

● Over in 4 months● Cost was low (both in $ and lives lost)

Results of the SpAm WarTreaty awards Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the US.

US Annexes Puerto Rico and Guam

Cuba granted “independence.”

● Platt Amendment● Cuba gets independence, but US:

○ Gets Naval base at Guantanamo Bay○ Veto over Cuban foreign Policy and

Economic Deals○ Can intervene “whenever necessary.”

What should we do with the Philippines?

Learning Target

Identify the new challenges faced by the US as we emerged as a global power.

Now that we’re an empire, how’s that go?Hawaii-

Cuba-

Guam and Puerto Rico-

The Philippines-

● The Philippine Insurrection

China-

● Open Door Policy● Boxer Rebellion

Learning Target

Evaluate America’s new foreign policy goals in the imperial age.

The Panama Canal

Why a big Navy?

Why a canal?

Why a canal there?

How do we get permission?-

Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy

Monroe Doctrine-

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine-

“Big Stick” Diplomacy (or Gunboat Diplomacy)-

Taft’s Foreign Policy

Banking investments in Latin America-

Government Loans to Latin America-

“Banana Republics”-

Wilson’s Foreign PolicyMoral, or “Missionary” Diplomacy-

● Saw US as moral role model● Only wanted to support

democratic governments● Promised no military

interventions○ Mexico○ WWI

What role should America play in the world?Should we use force (or the threat to force) to impose our will around the world?

Should we use our financial power to promote our interests around the world?

Should we be a moral role model and support our values around the world?

Should we isolate ourselves and leave the rest of the world to itself?