American Imperialism
Alaska and Hawaii
Intellectual Currents of the Day
War with Spain- 1898
What do we do now?
The Open Door in Asia
United States Expansion in
the Pacific, 1867–1899
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Cuban Revolution
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Cuban Revolution
Proximity of Cuba to U.S.
Map 24-2A
The Spanish-American War
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Cuban Revolution
Proximity of Cuba to United States
Yellow Journalism
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Cuban Revolution
Proximity of Cuba to United States
Yellow Journalism
The de Lome’ Letter
Causes of the SpanishAmerican War
Cuban Revolution
Proximity of Cuba to United States
Yellow Journalism
The de Lome’ Letter
The sinking of the battleship “Maine”
What to do with new
territory?
Map 24-2B
The Spanish-American War
What to do with new
territory?
Give the islands back to Spain.
What to do with new
territory?
Give the islands back to Spain.
Give them to France or Germany.
What to do with new
territory?
Give the islands back to Spain.
Give them to France or Germany.
Allow them independence.
What to do with new
territory?
Give the islands back to Spain.
Give them to France or Germany.
Allow them independence.
Take them, educate them, uplift, civilize,
and Christianize the people.
Imperial Thought
Imperial Thought
National Honor
Imperial Thought
National Honor
Commerce
Imperial Thought
National Honor
Commerce
Racial Superiority
Imperial Thought
National Honor
Commerce
Racial Superiority
Altruism
US Possessions from War
with Spain
Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Traditional American isolationism
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Traditional American isolationism
American principles of self-government
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Traditional American isolationism
American principles of self-government
Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not
the Philippines
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Traditional American isolationism
American principles of self-government
Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not
the Philippines
Danger of foreign entanglements
Reasons not to ratify
Treaty
Traditional American isolationism
American principles of self-government
Inconsistency of liberating Cuba and not
the Philippines
Danger of foreign entanglements
Financial, military, and social costs
Asia-The Open Door Policy
Asia-The Open Door Policy
Unilateral American decision to keep the
Asian Market open to all without
preference.
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion
Uprising against Western Imperialism by
Chinese Nationals