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Banana Wars

Unit 5 The American Pageant

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Unit V Discussion Guide Part 1 The American Colossus The United States wanted to expand as other empires were to add to their factor of masculinity. The Great Rapprochement led to foreign policies aligned with Great Britain in order to keep the peace. The U.S. was guilty of becoming what the rebelled from because while they fought to be left alone and independent, they took that from Hawaii. I would support the interpretation because Spain proved that they were not responsible for the engine explosion and offered to pay for it anyways. Regardless, the U.S. Pushed for war.

spanish american war

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Preview: Sparks of War Think about the major wars in U.S. History. Write down the ?spark? that ignited the following wars: Civil War World War I World War II War on Terrorism The Spanish American War ?A splendid little war.? Origins of the Spanish American War 1890- Spain?s overseas empire had been reduced to Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico and a few smaller islands U.S. raised tariff on foreign sugar? Cuba?s unemployment rose ?depression Jose? Marti declares Cuban Independence in 1895 Valeriano ?The Butcher? Weyler?s ?concentration? Policy Concentration Camps Conditions of disease and starvation ended up killing 25% of Cuban population. ?Yellow Journalism? Joseph Pulitzer New York World William Randolph Hearst New York Journal

USA= WORLD POWER

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The United States Becomes a World Power (Packet pp. 4-18) Topic 1: US Expansionism (pp. 4-6) True or False? Teddy Roosevelt was an expansionist. (p. 4) In 1867, Secretary of State __ _____________________ ___ _______________________ arranged for the purchase of ____ _____________________ from Russia. It was purchased for just ______ cents/acre. (p. 5) List 5 valuable resources in this newly acquired territory. (p. 5) The ______ _____________ Islands were also annexed in 1867. (p. 5) Define expansionism (p. 5): Why did some criticize expansionism (at least 2 reasons)? (p. 5) Why did some support expansionism (at least 2 reasons)? (p. 5) In 1887, the US established a naval base at _______ _________ Harbor, HW. (p. 6)

Chapter 27 Test

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Name ___________________________ Date ________________ A.P. U.S. History & Government Mr. Ferretti Chapter 27 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 26. In his book Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, the Reverend Josiah Strong advocated American expansion a. based on a powerful new navy. b. to open up new markets for industrial goods. c. to spread American religion and values. d. to ease labor violence at home. e. to maintain white racial superiority. 27. By the 1890s, the United States was bursting with a new sense of power generated by an increase in a. population. b. wealth. c. industrial production.

20th Century Foreign Policy

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APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Foreign Policy Foreign Policy of the 20th Century Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1902) ? ?Big Stick Policy? ? Gave Us the power to interfere in W-Hemisphere where needed (for econ reasons/promote democracy) Dollar Diplomacy ? Taft vis-?-vis Latin America ? extended US power into Latin America and E Asia; providing loans and using economic means to influence countries and exhort loyalty Lodge Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1912) -- Monroe Doctrine applies to colonial powers from Eur too Kept any foreign power/nation from acquiring significant land in W-H Moral or Missionary Diplomacy ? Wilson ? US?s moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin America govt that was viewed as hostile to American interests.

Chapter 28 Outline

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Chapter 28 Outline Catherine Snyder, P.1 ?Little Brown Brothers? in the Philippines Water cure: forcing water down victim?s throats until they yielded information or died Reconcentration camps: established most likely by Weyler Philippine Commission: established by President McKinley to make recommendations ?Little brown brothers?: Taft grew close to the Filipinos and that?s what they called him Benevolent assimilation: McKinley?s policy for the Philippines Hinging the Open Door in China Chinese markets: afraid they would be monopolized by Europeans Open Door note: given by Secretary of State John Hay, urged them to announce that in their spheres of influence they would respect certain Chinese rights and the ideal of fair competition

Chapter 27 Outline

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Chapter 27 Outline Catherine Snyder, P. 1 Imperialist Stirrings ?Yellow press?: described foreign exploits as manly adventures Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis: by Josiah Strong, encouraged missionaries in imperialism Theodore Roosevelt/Congressman Henry Cabot Lodge: believed in social Darwinism, needed to prove America?s dominance The Influence of Sea Power upon History: by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance, stimulated naval race among the great powers ?Big Sister? policy: pushed for by James G. Blaine, aimed to rally Latin American (LA) nations behind the US (leader)

An Emerging World Power: America’s New Frontier, 1877-1905

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An Emerging World Power: America?s New Frontier, 1877-1905 Today?s Question Examine the role of economics, religion, and racism in American imperialism. Why were these forces a factor in driving America towards the acquisition of foreign lands? Roots of Expansion Economics of Expansionism Open Door Policy Ideologies of Expansionism Manifest Destiny Josiah Strong Our Country (1885) Social Darwinism and Racial Theories Rudyard Kipling?s ?The White Man?s Burden? An American Empire Spanish American War of 1898 ?A Splendid Little War? William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism The U.S.S Maine War in the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo The Ascension of Teddy Roosevelt Roosevelt, ?the Elected Monarch? The Roosevelt Corollary: ?The Big Stick? Policy ?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1?

An Emerging World Power: America’s New Frontier, 1877-1905

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An Emerging World Power: America?s New Frontier, 1877-1905 Today?s Question Examine the role of economics, religion, and racism in American imperialism. Why were these forces a factor in driving America towards the acquisition of foreign lands? Roots of Expansion Economics of Expansionism Open Door Policy Ideologies of Expansionism Manifest Destiny Josiah Strong Our Country (1885) Social Darwinism and Racial Theories Rudyard Kipling?s ?The White Man?s Burden? An American Empire Spanish American War of 1898 ?A Splendid Little War? William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism The U.S.S Maine War in the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo The Ascension of Teddy Roosevelt Roosevelt, ?the Elected Monarch? The Roosevelt Corollary: ?The Big Stick? Policy ?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1?

american pagent ch 29&30 vocab

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Diana Chetnik 1-3-14 CH 29&30 vocab PERIOD 7 Chapter 29 ?Yellow Press?- (?yellow journalism?) Established by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. It influenced overseas expansion. Our Country: It?s Possible Future and Its Present Crisis- Reverend Josiah Strong influenced missionaries to expand overseas by speaking about civilizing and Christianizing savages in this novel. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783- Book by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan in 1890 that argued that every successful nation had a great navy, and started a naval race among the great powers and moving the U.S. to naval supremacy. ?Big Sister? policy- Sought for better relations with Latin America and was established by James G. Blaine.

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