An Emerging World Power: 1890-1917

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An Emerging World Power: 1890-1917. Beginnings of Imperialism. Imperialism: A policy where a stronger nation extends their political, military, and economic control over a weaker nation. Causes of Imperialism: Economic Gain Militarism Nationalism and Social Darwinism. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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An Emerging World An Emerging World Power: 1890-1917Power: 1890-1917

Beginnings of Beginnings of ImperialismImperialism

Imperialism:Imperialism:

A policy where a A policy where a stronger nation stronger nation extends their extends their political, military, political, military, and economic and economic control over a control over a weaker nation. weaker nation.

Causes of Causes of Imperialism:Imperialism:

Economic GainEconomic Gain

MilitarismMilitarism

Nationalism and Nationalism and Social Social DarwinismDarwinism

Matthew PerryMatthew Perry U.S. Power in U.S. Power in

the Pacific:the Pacific:

Opened Japan Opened Japan in 1853in 1853

““Seward’s Seward’s Folly”Folly”

Secretary of Secretary of State William State William SewardSeward

In 1867 Seward In 1867 Seward purchases purchases Alaska from Alaska from Russia for $7.2 Russia for $7.2 MillionMillion

HawaiiHawaii U.S. Annexes U.S. Annexes Hawaii in Hawaii in 18981898

Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph HearstHearst

Yellow PressYellow Press Rival newspaper journalists Rival newspaper journalists

Joseph Pulitzer and William Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used Randolph Hearst used sensational headlines and sensational headlines and pictures that exaggerated pictures that exaggerated Spanish atrocities and compared Spanish atrocities and compared Cuban Rebels to the Patriots of Cuban Rebels to the Patriots of the American Revolution. the American Revolution.

The Spanish-The Spanish-American War: 1898American War: 1898

Remember the Remember the Maine!Maine!

Rough RidersRough Riders The most famous of all the units The most famous of all the units

fighting in Cubafighting in Cuba

"Rough Riders" was the name "Rough Riders" was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt.

““Big Stick” DiplomacyBig Stick” Diplomacy

Speak Speak softly......softly......

But carry a But carry a big stick!big stick!

Roosevelt Roosevelt CorollaryCorollary

Panama CanalPanama Canal

Platt AmendmentPlatt Amendment

Great White FleetGreat White Fleet

““Gentleman’s” AgreementGentleman’s” Agreement

Yellow journalists created support for theSpanish-American War by writing articles

about the(1) political popularity of William

Jennings Bryan(2) efforts of the United States to control

Mexico(3) destruction of United States sugar

plantations by Hawaiians(4) sinking of the United States

battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

News organizations were engaging in yellow

journalism before the Spanish-American War

when(1) publishers tried to prevent the war(2) articles about Cuba were fair and

balanced(3) editors exaggerated events to build

support for war(4) writers ignored the situation in Cuba

The United States issued the Open Door policy(1899–1900) primarily to(1) bring democratic government to the Chinese people(2) secure equal trade opportunities in China(3) force China to change its immigration

policies(4) use China as a stepping stone to trade with Japan

“Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”

“U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands”

“U.S. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”

Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?

(1) The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.

(2) Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.

(3) United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.

(4) Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, theUnited States became involved in Latin

Americaprimarily to(1) establish new colonies(2) protect economic and security interests(3) raise the living standards of Latin

Americans(4) stop the flow of illegal drugs into the

United States

As a result of the Spanish-American War, theUnited States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because(1) new colonies had been acquired in Africa(2) Spanish opposition to the canal had ended(3) the United States navy could then move

more quickly between oceans(4) United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

A major purpose of both the Chinese ExclusionAct (1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement

withJapan (1907) was to(1) limit immigration of certain ethnic groups(2) enrich America’s cultural diversity(3) treat all Asian and European immigrants equally(4) relocate Asians displaced by war

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy

is most closely associated with(1) friendly relations with China after the

Boxer Rebellion(2) conservation of natural resources(3) court actions to support business

monopolies(4) intervention in Latin American affairs