american imperialism american activism abroad. frederick jackson turner: the significance of the...
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Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Influence of Seapower upon History Seapower essential to national greatness Britain a prime example McKinley & Roosevelt Expand overseas – bases for navy – protect CommerceTRANSCRIPT
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American Imperialism
American Activism Abroad
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Frederick Jackson Turner: The Significance of the Frontier in American History, 1893
• America’s unique development rooted in the frontier past
• Vast expanse of “free” land
• Reaching Pacific meant looking overseas for “frontier”
• Attacked immigration from S. & E. Europe
• Dollar Diplomacy• http://www.schooltube.com/video/3c0f20ffce0fca65c463/Doll
ar-Diplomacy
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Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Influence of Seapower upon History
• Seapower essential to national greatness
• Britain a prime example
• McKinley & Roosevelt
• Expand overseas – bases for navy – protect Commerce
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Acquisition of Hawaiihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeOj9Dt75pQ
• Hawaiian League – 400 members, mostly American businessmen
• Bayonet Constitution 1886 – curtailed monarch’s power
• 1893 Bloodless coup – Queen steps down (American Troops)
• 1898 U.S. annexed
Sanford Dole
Queen Lili’uokalani
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Cuba in Cartoons 1890s
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American self image
Jose Marti
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The Splendid Little War: 1898http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM
• Spanish-American Cuban War over in 4 months
• Yellow journalism – “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” Hearst
U.S.S. MaineRough Riders
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U.S. Gains
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America: An imperial power
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PHILIPPINESHTTP://GLENCOE.COM/SITES/COMMON_ASSETS/SOCIALSTUDIES/IN_MOTION_10/TAV/TAV_499.SWF
•The United States, by title of purchase in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, bought the Philippines from Spain, for US$20,000,000. •It also bought itself a war, in the name of Benevolent Assimilation. •The war lasted three years, and cost the Americans 10,000 casualties and US $600 million. Some 16,000 soldiers were killed in battle. About 200,000 Filipino civilians succumbed to pestilence, disease, and crossfire during the war.
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Emilio AguinaldoFilipino Rebel Leader
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Open Door – Asia: 400,000,000 potential
consumers in China alone
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John Hay & the Open Door Policy 1899
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wFjjdMHv2A
• All nations to be allowed access to Chinese market
• All nations were to have equal trading rights
• Europeans had already carved up China
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Boxer Rebellion - 1900
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A man, a plan, a canal, Panamahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5NMo_u-oA
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Acquiring the rights•Roosevelt & Panamanian business interests conspire•Colombians bribed to lay down weapons•1903 Panamanian revolt•U.S. cruiser right off shore•Hay-Buneau-Varilla treaty 10 million to Panamanians – 10 mile swath renewable 99 year lease
•French precede Americans – lose money & lives•Americans acquire rights for 40 million•Start negotiating with Colombia•Offered 10 mil. Cash and ¼ million annually•Colombia wanted more
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Building the Canal
• 1906-1909 preliminary construction, surveys, disease control (1/3 of the French force died of Yellow Fever)
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Building the Canal
Thousands of West Indian LaborersT.R. visits the Canal Zone
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45,000 Recruited Contract Workers
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Roosevelt Corollary
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U.S. Intervention in Latin America
Green = protectorate
Blue = occupation