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An Emerging World An Emerging World Power: 1890-1917 Power: 1890-1917 Beginnings of Beginnings of Imperialism Imperialism
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
