Warm-up #19: 10/6/2014
1. Define the word “expand”
2. Historically, how do
countries obtain lands
outside their borders?
Becoming a World Power
10/6/14
1872 - 1912
The Imperialist Vision
Imperialism –
economic and
political domination
of a strong nation
over a weaker one
Became popular
with countries in
Europe
Imperialism (cont)
Protectorates – countries under the guidance
and guardianship of an imperial power
New sources of raw materials
New trade markets
Advantages over rivals
Imperialism /Expansionism(cont)
Americans wanted to develop overseas
markets
Make money & keep economy strong
Social Darwinists believed that nations were also
competing and only the strongest would survive
Imperialism /Expansionism(cont)
“Anglo-Saxonism” – the idea that English
speaking nations were superior to others and
destined to dominate the planet
Imperialism/Expansionism (cont)
Captain Alfred T. Mahan –
published The Influence of
Seapower Upon History, 16601783
A large navy was essential to
protect trade
Overseas territory was necessary
for naval bases
Monday’s Agenda
1. Read America Claims an Empire Article
2. Answer questions 1-4 on article in your
journal. (Make sure you write the questions)
3. Start Expansionism Word Wall
Expansionism Word Wall
Jarrett PG. 135
Insurrection
Missionaries
Territory
Isolationism
Imperialism
Self-determination
Societal needs
Expansionism
Diplomacy
Internationalism
Industrialization
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Spanish-American War
Sanford B. Dole
U.S.S. Maine
Platt Amendment
Queen Liliuokalani
Open Door Policy
Boxer Rebellion
Big Stick Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Yellow Journalism
Warm-up #20 10/7/2014
Alfred Thayer Mahan reading on P. 142 of
Jarrett Book
Answer the two questions that follow the
reading (Make sure you write the questions)
***TURN IN WORD WALL FROM YESTERDAY***
Tuesday’s Assignment
1. Read pages 138-139 of Jarrett Book over
Spanish American War
2. Complete graphic organizer on page 140
of Jarrett Book (Get Stamped for daily
grade)
3. Mapping exercise over Spanish American
War from page 80-81 in atlas (Turn in)
4. Exit Ticket- Was the Spanish-American
War justified? Give specific reasoning for
your opinion
Imperialism (cont)
The United States had an interest in
Hawaiian sugar industry
Strips the king of much of his power
U.S. builds naval base at Pearl Harbor
Imperialism (cont)
Queen Liliuokalani comes
into power in 1891
Tries to restore power to her
throne
American planters resist and
depose her
Sanford B. Dole heads new
government
Petition to be let into the U.S.
Became a U.S. territory in
1900
Spanish American War
1898
The Spanish-American War
Cuba – was a Spanish colony which mainly
exported sugar
1868 – Cuban rebels attempted to gain their
independence but failed
Cuba
The Spanish-American War (cont)
José Martí – writer, poet
& leader of the Cuban
revolution
Attempted to raise money
and support for Cuba’s
independence
1895 – Martí starts a
second, more successful
rebellion
Gains control of eastern
Cuba
The Spanish-American War (cont)
Yellow Journalism –
sensational, biased, and often
false reporting for the sake of
attracting readers
U.S. newspapers began to
influence American opinion
about Cuba
The Spanish-American War (cont)
Enrique Dupuy de Lôme – Spanish
ambassador to the US, wrote a letter
describing President McKinley as weak
New York Journal printed the letter
Americans become angered
The Spanish-American War (cont)
1898 – U.S.S. Maine, mysteriously explodes
266 American sailors are killed
Americans blame Spain
The Spanish-American War (cont)
The U.S. fights the war on two fronts:
April 1898 – US navy blockades Cuba
May 1898 – US navy, led by Commodore George
Dewey, attacks Spanish fleet in Battle of Manila
Bay in the Philippines
The Spanish-American War (cont)
US army was poorly trained and equipped
More died from disease and mishaps than battle
One fourth of the soldiers fighting in Cuba were
African American
June 1898 – American troops
advance toward Santiago in
Cuba
Battle of San Juan Hill – Charge
of the “Rough Riders,” led by
Colonel Leonard Wood and
Theodore Roosevelt
August 1898 – Spain surrenders
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
The worst thing you can do is nothing”
The Spanish-American War (cont)
Treaty of Paris (Dec. 10, 1898) – Cuba gains
independence, U.S. gets Puerto Rico, Guam,
and Philippines
U.S. paid $20 mil for Philippines
The Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo‘s troops
attacked American soldiers
America set up reconcentration
camps to separate guerrillas
from civilians
• Thousands died from disease and
starvation
William Taft introduced
reforms in education,
transportation, and health
care
Hostilities stopped by 1902
Puerto Rico
Foraker Act (1900) makes Puerto Rico an
unincorporated territory
1917, Puerto Ricans
were made citizens
of the U.S.
1947, Puerto Rico
was allowed to elect
its own governor
Cuba
The Platt Amendment to the
Cuban Constitution specified:
could not make a treaties
U.S. can buy or lease naval
stations
debts had to be kept low
U.S. allowed to protect Cuban
independence and keep order
Warm-up #21 10/8/14
Explain the cartoon and event below.
The U.S. Open Door Policy
with China
10/8/2014
Influence in China
1894 – Japan and China went
to war over control of Korea
Japan won and gained
Manchuria
War proved that:
• China was weak
• Japan had successfully
adopted western technology
China (cont)
Russia forced Japan to give Manchuria back to
China
Sphere of influence – an
area owned by one country
but controlled by another
foreign power
China (cont)
Open Door Policy –
all countries should be
allowed to trade with
China
America sent notes to
all countries with
influence in China,
asking them to keep
ports open to all
nations
China (cont)
Boxer Rebellion – a secret Chinese group
tried to end foreign control in China
More than 200 foreigners were killed or taken prisoner
An international force stopped the rebellion in 1900
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4QdEKj
Eg88
1. Read and summarize pg. 145 of Brown Book
(goes under your warm-up)
2. Read primary source documents and
complete half sheet. (STAPLE UNDER WARMUP AND SHOW MS. CLIFT)
3. Complete “Acquiring New Lands” worksheet
using BLUE BOOK PG. 352 (TURN IN)
Teddy Roosevelt-Foreign Policy
September 9, 2014
America as a World Power
Sept. 6, 1901 – McKinley is
shot and killed
Theodore Roosevelt is the
youngest person to become
president
• Wanted the U.S. to become
a world power
• Duty to shape the “less
civilized” parts of the world
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
World Power (cont)
Russo-Japanese War
Roosevelt negotiated peace and won Nobel Prize in
1906
Relations between Japan and US worsened, they
both wanted influence in China
Both agreed to uphold Open Door Policy
World Power (cont)
The Great White Fleet
Roosevelt sent 16 U.S. battleships to sail around the
world as a show of the country’s military might
Did not help relations with Japan
World Power (cont)
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (1901) – gave U.S.
exclusive rights to build and control a proposed
canal through Central America
1903 – Panama declares independence from
Columbia
Supported by America
World Power (cont)
Construction on the
Panama Canal began in
1904 and took 10 years
to complete
50 miles long
27,500 workers died
during construction
Shortened distance from
Atlantic to Pacific Ocean
by 8,000 miles
World Power (cont)
Roosevelt Corollary to
the Monroe Doctrine – U.S.
would intervene in Latin
American affairs when
necessary to maintain
stability in the Western
Hemisphere
First applied to Dominican
republic
Latin America resented
America’s growing influence
World Power (cont)
Dollar Diplomacy – Taft believed if American
business leaders supported Latin American and
Asian development, everyone would benefit
Increase trade
American businesses increase profits
Latin American countries would rise out of
poverty and social disorder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_5yNiTEfVw