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American Imperialism
1865-1914
American Imperialism1865-1914
Period of American overseas expansion during the late 19th centuryComplex causes behind overseas expansion
EconomicPoliticalCultural
Consequences still live on in the 21st century
American Imperalism1865-1914
DefinitionsImperialism
Colonialism
Nationalism
Chauvinism
American Imperialism1865-1914
The world by 1900Impact of Industrialization
Unintended Consequences caused by Industrialization
American Imperialism1865-1914
Resurgence of European Colonialism 1870s and 1880s• Factors
• Consequences
American Imperialism1865-1914
The United StatesIsolationist Tradition
Preoccupied throughout much of the 19th century
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Rise of New Foreign Policy Elite in the late nineteenth century
“White Anglo-Saxon Protestants” (WASP)• Who are they?
• Ambitions
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Alfred Thayer MahanAmerican strategist
The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890)
Influence on foreign policy elite
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Cultural changes of the late 19th centuryThe Frontier declared “closed” in 1890 census
Industrialization
“New immigrants”
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Cultural attitudes of the late 19th centuryDarwin’s theory of evolution
Impact of Darwinism
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Anglo-SaxonismOrigins
“The White Man’s Burden”
American Imperialism 1865-1914
American Expansion before the Civil WarMostly confined to the North American continent
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Manifest Destiny
American Imperialism 1865-1914
American Expansion after the Civil WarGoals
William Henry Seward
Acquisitions
American Imperialism 1865-1914Hawaii
Formerly an independent kingdom
Role of Missionaries
Role of Economics
Queen Liliuokalani
Annexation
Granted statehood in 1959
American Imperialism1865-1914
Queen Lilioukalani, last Queen of Hawaii
American Imperialism 1865-1914
CubaOne of the last remaining colonies of Spain
War of independence
Role of American Media
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Cuba and the United StatesUS Motivations
The Maine
American Imperialism1865-1914
The USS Maine arriving at Havana before its explosion
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Aftermath of Maine explosionDe Lome Letter
Public outrage
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Spanish-American WarDeclaration of War
Teller Amendment
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Spanish-American WarPublic Opinion
Typical Volunteer
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Spanish-American WarTheodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Role in Spanish-American War
Theodore Roosevelt (center) and the Rough Riders
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Spanish-American WarSpain vs. United States
Battle of Manila Bay May 1, 1898
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Spanish-American WarOutcome
Treaty of Paris
American Imperialism 1865-1914Debate over the Philippines
Arguments for colonial empire
Arguments against colonial empire
American Imperialism1865-1914
The US ratified the Treaty of Paris in 1899Reaction of Filipinos
Guerrilla war in the Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary leader
American Imperialism 1865-1914
US Colonial Rule in the PhilippinesUS policy
Consequences
Promises of Independence
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Larger PicturePhilippines part of a larger strategy
China by 1900
Japan
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy (1901-1909)“Imperial Presidency”
Anglo-Saxonism
American Imperialism 1865-1914
American Imperialism in Latin AmericaMonroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
American Imperialism 1865-1914
PanamaSuez Canal
Attempts to build canal
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, 1850
Hay-Pauncefot Treaty, 1901
Panama Canal
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Dollar Diplomacy• Example of the Philippines
• “Informal Imperialism”
American Imperialism 1865-1914
The Anglo-American RapprochementDiplomatic relations between US and Britain
Venezuela Boundary Dispute
Spanish-American War
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Impact of Spanish-American War on US/British Relations
Hay-Pauncefot Treaty (1901)
Alaska Boundary Dispute (1905)
The “Special Relationship”
American Imperialism 1865-1914
Factors behind Anglo-American RapprochementCultural similarities between US and Britain
Connections between US and Britain
American Imperialism 1865-1914Factors drawing Britain and the US closer together
Economic
European Diplomatic Situation
US foreign policy elite
Role of Anglo-Saxonism