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Section 1-4

Click the Speaker button to listen to the audio again. Section 1-4. Building Support for Imperialism. Beginning in the 1880s, Americans wanted the US to become a world power. . Caused by economic and military competition from other nations  Imperialism. (pages 520–522).

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Section 1-4

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  1. Click the Speaker button to listen to the audio again. Section 1-4

  2. Building Support for Imperialism • Beginning in the 1880s, Americans wanted the US to become a world power.  • Caused by economic and military competition from other nations  • Imperialism (pages 520–522) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-5

  3. Building Support for Imperialism • Many nations were expanding their power overseas.  • One reason was that factories depended on raw materials from all over the world. (pages 520–522) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-5

  4. Building Support for Imperialism (cont.) • To protect their investments, European nations exerted control over territories where they had capital and markets.  • Some areas became colonies while others became protectorates. (pages 520–522) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-6

  5. Building Support for Imperialism (cont.) • Local rulers listened to Europeans on how to govern their country.  • Americans wanted to develop overseas markets to keep the economy strong.  • Social Darwinists theory • Americans used this to justify expanding their power . (pages 520–522) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-7

  6. Building Support for Imperialism (cont.) • “Anglo-Saxonism,” • Josiah Strong linked Anglo-Saxonism to support imperialism. (pages 520–522) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-8

  7. Expansion in the Pacific • Americans added markets in East Asia.  • Americans wanted to trade with China and Japan.  • Matthew C. Perry was ordered to travel to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty. (pages 522–523) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-11

  8. Expansion in the Pacific(cont.) • Japan was impressed by US technology and power, and signed a treaty.  • By the 1890s, Japan had a powerful navy and was building an empire.  • During a recession in Hawaii, the US stopped the tariffs on Hawaiian sugar. (pages 522–523) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-12

  9. Expansion in the Pacific(cont.) • the Senate then wanted Hawaii to give the US a naval base at Pearl Harbor.  • The trade treaty with Hawaii led to a boom in the sugar industry.  • The McKinley Tariff in 1890 caused the sale of Hawaiian sugar to decline.  • As a result, the Hawaiian economy also declined. (pages 522–523) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-13

  10. Expansion in the Pacific(cont.) • Queen Liliuokalani disliked American interest in her country  • American planters and U.S. Marines, forced the queen out of power.  • The planters set up a government and asked the US to annex the islands. (pages 522–523) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-14

  11. Trade and Diplomacy in Latin America • the US also wanted markets in Latin America.  • The US wanted Europeans to realize that we were powerful. (pages 523–524) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-17

  12. Trade and Diplomacy in Latin America(cont.) • Secretary of State James G. Blainecreated the idea of Pan-Americanism.  • In 1889 the first Pan-American conference was held in Washington, D.C. (pages 523–524) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-18

  13. Trade and Diplomacy in Latin America(cont.) • A customs union and a system for nations to work out their disputes peacefully was created.  • Latin Americans rejected both ideas.  • Latin Americans agreed to create the Organization of American States (pages 523–524) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-19

  14. Building a Modern Navy • Americans were willing to risk war for their Economic interests.  • Captain Alfred T. Mahan wrote the book The Influence of Seapower Upon History, to support this cause (pages 524–525) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-22

  15. Building a Modern Navy(cont.) • The book suggested that a nation needed a large navy for protection • Henry Cabot Lodge and Albert J. Beveridge, supported this idea.  • War broke out with Spain immediately after!!! (pages 524–525) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 1-23

  16. Click the Speaker button to listen to the audio again. Section 2-4

  17. The Coming of War • Cuba gave Spain with sugarcane.  • In 1868 Cuban rebels began a guerrilla attack that failed and asked the US for help.  • José Martí, an exiled leader of Cuba’s revolution, fled to New York City. (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-5

  18. The Coming of War(cont.) • Marti raised money from Americans and began a new Cuban invasion. • They set up the Republic of Cuba in September 1895. (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-6

  19. The Coming of War(cont.) • At the start of the revolution, Americans were neutral.  • But after reports by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, Americans began to side with the rebels.  • The newspapers began to use yellow journalism (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-7

  20. The Coming of War(cont.) • The Cuban rebels attacked and destroyed American property.  • The Spanish caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Cubans by sending them to reconcentration camps.  • This led Americans to call for intervention in the war. (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-8

  21. The Coming of War(cont.) • In February 1898, the U.S.S. Maine, anchored in Havana, Cuba exploded.  • No one knows why the ship exploded, but Americans blamed Spain.  • President William McKinley did not get involved (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-10

  22. The Coming of War(cont.) • Jingoism was very strong in McKinley’s party.  • In 1898, McKinley authorized Congress to declare war on Spain. (pages 527–529) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-11

  23. A War on Two Fronts • The United States Navy blockaded Cuba.  • An American fleet in British Hong Kong attacked the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.  • Commodore George Dewey destroyed Spanish warships in Manila Bay in the Philippines. (pages 529–531) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-14

  24. A War on Two Fronts(cont.) • McKinley sent 20,000 American troops to the Philippines and Guam.  • The American army was untrained and unequipped – more died in training then in battle.  (pages 529–531) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-15

  25. A War on Two Fronts(cont.) • American troops advanced toward Santiago Harbor in Cuba.  • “Rough Riders” led by Colonel Leonard Wood, with Theodore Roosevelt as second in command.  (pages 529–531) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-16

  26. A War on Two Fronts(cont.) • Along with the Rough Riders were the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments.  • In1898, Spain and the United States agreed to a cease-fire. (pages 529–531) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-17

  27. An American Empire is Born • Americans annexed the Philippines for $20 million • In 1898, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris.  • Cuba became an independent country. (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-19

  28. An American Empire is Born(cont.)  • Controlling its new empire was not easy for the United States.  • American soldiers were attacked in the Philippines. (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-20

  29. An American Empire is Born(cont.) • General MacArthur moved Filipinos into special areas causing many to die.  • reforms in education, transportation, and health care won over the Filipino people.  (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-21

  30. An American Empire is Born(cont.) • By 1902, all Filipino attacks stopped.  • In 1946 the United States granted independence to the Philippines.  • The Foraker Act, made Puerto Rico a territory of the US.  • In 1917 Puerto Ricans were made citizens of the United States. (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-22

  31. An American Empire is Born(cont.) • U.S. makes a military government in Cuba.  • Platt Amendment Cuba would remain tied to the United States. (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-23

  32. An American Empire is Born(cont.) • Cuba reluctantly accepted the Amendment.  • It was repealed in 1934. (pages 531–533) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-25

  33. Click the Speaker button to listen to the audio again. Section 3-4

  34. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rise to Power • 1900 election, President McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan.  • President McKinley, was assassinated.  • Theodore Roosevelt, McKinley’s VP became the youngest president. (pages 536–537) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-5

  35. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rise to Power (cont.) •  • Roosevelt wanted the United States to become a world power. (pages 536–537) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-6

  36. American Diplomacy in Asia • In 1899 the US was a major power and exports to China grew.  •  • In 1894 war began between China and Japan over Korea.  • In the peace treaty, China gave Korea independence and Japan got Manchuria. (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-8

  37. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) • The war showed that China was weak and Japan had adopted US technology.  • Japan’s rising power worried Russia.  • Russia made Japan give back the part of Manchuria to China and made China lease the territory to Russia.  (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-9

  38. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) •  • President McKinley supported an Open Door policy in China.  • All countries should be allowed to trade with China. (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-10

  39. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) • China was asked to keep ports open to all nations.  • Secret Chinese societies were organized to end foreign control.  • Members of the Boxers started the Boxer Rebellion. (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-11

  40. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) • The Boxers invaded foreign embassies in Beijing and killed more than 200 foreigners.  • An international force stopped the rebellion in August 1900.  (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-12

  41. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) • Relations between the US and Japan worsened.  • They agreed to: • respect each other’s territories, • uphold the Open Door policy • support China’s independence. (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-13

  42. American Diplomacy in Asia(cont.) • Great White Fleet, 16 battleships sent around the world to show the country’s military strength.  • Visiting Japan did not help the tension. (pages 537–539) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-14

  43. A Growing Presence in the Caribbean • In 1901 the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty was signed by the U.S. and Great Britain. • A French company offered to sell its rights and property in Panama to the United States. (pages 540–541) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-16

  44. A Growing Presence in the Caribbean(cont.) • In 1903 Panama was still a part of Colombia. • Panamanians declared independence from Colombia and make a deal with the US.  • An uprising against Colombia was supported by the US. (pages 540–541) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-17

  45. A Growing Presence in the Caribbean(cont.) • The United States and Panama signed a treaty to have the canal built.  • Construction of the 50-mile canal took ten years.  • It shortened the distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean by about 8,000 nautical miles. (pages 540–541) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-18

  46. A Growing Presence in the Caribbean(cont.) • The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.  • The corollary was first applied to the Dominican Republic when it fell behind in its debt payments to European nations.  • Latin American nations resented the growing American influence. (pages 540–541) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-19

  47. A Growing Presence in the Caribbean(cont.) • The new president of the United States, William Howard Taft, continued Roosevelt’s policies.  • He believed that if American business leaders supported Latin America and Asian development, everyone would benefit.  • His policy came to be called dollar diplomacy. (pages 540–541) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-20

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