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America Becomes a Colonial Power

America Becomes a Colonial Power. H-O-H: Why did America join the imperialist club at the end of the 19c?. 1. Commercial/Business Interests. U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908. 1. Commercial/Business Interests. American Foreign Trade: 1870-1914. 2. Military/Strategic Interests.

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America Becomes a Colonial Power

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  1. America Becomes a Colonial Power

  2. H-O-H: Why did America join the imperialist club at the end of the 19c?

  3. 1. Commercial/Business Interests U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908

  4. 1. Commercial/Business Interests American Foreign Trade:1870-1914

  5. 2. Military/Strategic Interests Alfred T. Mahan  The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783

  6. 3. Social Darwinist Thinking The White Man’sBurden The Hierarchyof Race

  7. 4. Religious/Missionary Interests American Missionariesin China, 1905

  8. 5. Closing the American Frontier

  9. Hawaii: "Crossroads of the Pacific"

  10. U. S. Missionaries in Hawaii Imiola Church – first built in the late 1820s

  11. U. S. View of Hawaiians Hawaii becomes a U. S. Protectorate in 1849 by virtue of economic treaties.

  12. Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii for the Hawaiians!

  13. U. S. Business Interests In Hawaii 1875 – Reciprocity Treaty 1890 – McKinley Tariff 1893 –Americanbusinessmen backed anuprising against Queen Liliuokalani. Sanford Ballard Doleproclaims the Republic of Hawaii in 1894.

  14. To The Victor Belongs the Spoils Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, 1898

  15. Japan

  16. Commodore Matthew Perry Opens Up Japan: 1853 The Japanese View of Commodore Perry

  17. The Imperialist Taylor

  18. The Spanish-American War (1898):“That Splendid Little War”

  19. The Philippines

  20. Spanish thought first attack would be in Cuba TR, asst. secretary of Navy ordered Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet April 30th--Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in 7 hours American troops joined forces w/Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo By August, Spanish troops surrendered Spanish American War in the Philippines

  21. Dewey Captures Manila!

  22. Emilio Aguinaldo Leader of the Filipinorebels

  23. William H. Taft, 1stGov.-General of the Philippines Great administrator.

  24. Is He To Be a Despot?

  25. The Spanish-American War (1898):“That Splendid Little War” How prepared was the US for war?

  26. Cuba

  27. Spanish Misrule in Cuba

  28. Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the McKinley administration. Imperialist and American nationalist. Criticized PresidentMcKinley as having the backbone of a chocolate éclair! Resigns his position to fight in Cuba. Remember the Maine

  29. Remember the Maineand to Hell with Spain! Funeral for Maine victims in Havana

  30. The “Rough Riders”

  31. Naval blockade of Cuba—Spanish fleet trapped in Santiago Harbor & were destroyed when trying to escape US army was a small force, but supplemented by 125,000 volunteers Army was poorly trained, poorly equipt In June, first troops land in Cuba Strategic battles (Kettle Hill, SanJuan Hill) by Rough Riders, African American Regiments (Buffalo Soldiers) and US Calvary By end of July, US troops invade PR Spanish American War in Caribbean

  32. The Treaty of Paris: 1898 Cuba was freed from Spanish rule. Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the island ofGuam. The U. S. paid Spain$20 mil. for thePhilippines. The U. S. becomesan imperial power!

  33. Spanish home fleet recalled while en route to the Philippines U.S. technological superiority overwhelms Spanish U.S. becomes dominant power in the Caribbean Sea Improvement needed in fire control and amphibious doctrine Results and lessons

  34. DILEMMA--Did U. S. citizenship follow the flag??

  35. Cuban Independence? Teller Amendment (1898) Platt Amendment (1903) • Cuba was not to enter into any agreements with foreign powers that would endanger its independence. • The U.S. could intervene in Cuban affairs if necessary to maintain an efficient, independent govt. • Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. for naval and coaling station. • Cuba must not build up an excessive public debt. Senator Orville Platt

  36. "THE FILIPINO'S FIRST BATH.""McKinley -- 'Oh, you dirty boy!'"Judge, Arkell Publishing Company, New York, June 10, 1899 [artist: Grant Hamilton] “Gentlemen, I went down on my knees and prayed to the Almighty God for Guidance. There was nothing left for us to do but to take the Filipinos and civilize and christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best by them”

  37. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo,First Leader of the Philippines

  38. 1899-1901 Revolt led by Emilio Aguinaldo against US rule 3 years Casualties Americans—4,234 dead; 2,800 wounded Filipinos—18,000 killed; 20,000 famine Cost--$400 million Philippine-American WarFirst War for Humanity

  39. “Congratulations!! You seem to have finished your work of civilizing the Filipinos. It is thought that about 8,000 of them have been completely civilized and sent to heaven”  Andrew Carnegie

  40. US president appoints Governor Appointed Governor appoints members of the upper house of the legislature Filipinos elect lower house Philippines gradually moved toward independence (1946) Philippine-American WarPost War

  41. "SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE. (Through Professor Marconi's wireless telegraphy)" "AMERICAN INDIAN (to Filipino) -- 'Be Good, or you will be dead!'"Judge, Arkell Publishing Company, New York, circa 1899 [artist: Victor Gillam]

  42. Our “Sphere of Influence”

  43. American Pacific TerritoriesCoaling Stations for Ships

  44. Puerto Rico

  45. Puerto Rico: 1898 • 1900 - Foraker Act. • PR became an “unincorporated territory.” • Citizens of PR, not of the US. • Import duties on PR goods • 1901-1903  the Insular Cases. • Constitutional rights were not automatically extended to territorial possessions. • Congress had the power to decide these rights. • Import duties laid down by the Foraker Act were legal!

  46. Puerto Rico: 1898 • 1917 – Jones Act. • Gave full territorial status to PR. • Removed tariff duties on PR goods coming into the US. • PRs elected theirown legislators &governor to enforcelocal laws. • PRs could NOT votein US presidentialelections. • A resident commissioner was sent to Washington to vote for PR in the House.

  47. Panama

  48. Panama: The King’s Crown • 1903  Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. • also called The Treaty No Panamanian Signed • Panama later agreed to terms • US was to receive rights to a canal zone which was to extend ten miles on either side of the canal route in perpetuity • Panama was to receive a payment from US up to $10 million and an annual rental payments of $250,000.

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