Does Imperialism Contradict
American Principles?
Democratic Principles
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Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness
Self Government (Monroe Doctrine)
Basis of Imperialism
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Cultural Superiority
Spread Christianity
Military Strength
New Markets (economic)
Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
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Military control (General Nelson Miles)
Puerto Rico wantedIndependence
State hood
1900 - The Foraker Act set up a Civil Government
President chose their positions
1917 - Congress gave them U.S. citizen status
Spain gave them no freedoms then U.S. occupies
Cuba
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Cuba
• Officially Independent because of Treaty of Paris
• America still occupied and jailed protestors (Jose
Marti)
• U.S. provided food, clothing, schools, farms, and
sanitation
• Platt Amendment - We can intervene and have
naval bases
- 31 years - Cuba was a protectorate
(Guantanamo Bay still ours)
• U.S. wanted to protect (business interests)
- Sugar, tobacco, mining, railroad
Philippines
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Philippines
• American annexed 1798
• Emilio Aguinaldo rebelled for independence
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Philippines
• U.S. forced them to live in camps
• 3 years to put down rebels
• Blacks helped inferior people of Philippines
(treated inferior in the US)
• U.S. President appointed a Governor to lead
the country until finally gave them
independence in 1946
China
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China
• John Hay proposes Open Door policy
(1899)
- No single nation has monopoly on trade
with China
Chinese Response
• Boxer Rebellion - Secret group to get rid of
“foreign devils”
U.S. Reasoning on China
• U.S. depended on their exports
• U.S. had a right to intervene to keep foreign
markets open
• U.S. feared closing of markets, areas for
citizens to go, and ideas to develop