another day spent on blog discussions:)
US purchase of Alaska -
- American bought it for 2 cents
- It was purchased in 1867
- We bought it from Russia.
- Russia had financial issues so they sold Alaska.
- 7.2 Million dollars
US taking of Hawaii -
- Originally had a king
- They had sugar plantations
- When the King died his sister took over.
- Queen Lily she tried to get rid of voting rules.
- We went in and claimed the land, and forced our way in.
- August 12, 1898
Spanish-American War- a war with Spain over Cuba. 1898
-Causes -
- The USS Maine sinking
- The Yellow Press- the only way people found out things about this situations
- Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps- he was sent to Cuba by the Spain king.
- The De Lome Letter- this criticized President McKinley, called him weak and he gave into peer pressure
- Jose Marti's destruction of US property in Cuba- make it look as thought Spain did it. -destroying sugar plantations
Battles/famous people involved -
- Most of the battles were won by our Navy
- Teddy Roosevelt fought in San Wan Hill and it is a famous land battle
- William McKinley - he got shot in 1901
- Teddy Roosevelt
Results/Treaty -
- The US won
- lost 3,000
- Treaty of Paris , which ended the war
- They got Gwan and Peutro Rico and gave Philippines
US Control of Puerto Rico -
- the Us military control
- we took over there school system and curancey
- they are not a state just a territory
US Control of Cuba -
- we took it from Spain
- 1960's we failed to invade Cuba
- anything from Cuba illegal
- it used to be a vacation spot
- it Communist
- Platt Amendment - Cuba couldn't go into debt, couldn't make any treaty with other countries, iy was repleaded in 1934
- we have a naval base in Cuba
US Control of Philippines -
- we went to war with them
- 1.5 million civilians were killed ( they died because of our polices)
- we should not have taken over
- they thought we were to give them freedom and we took them over.
- Teddy Roosevelt was the one who ordered to take over Philippines
Open Door Policy in China -
- John Hay created it
- we did it so we wouldnt be out of china's trade system
- it meant noone would take china over
- we helped china out
- it granted Independence and free trade
Boxer Rebellion in China -
- people in china didn't like this so they fought against it
- they want to weaken the powers so they became a dormancy
- Chinese were sick and tired of being ran by the Europeans so they fought back
Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize -
- he got it for agreement between Japanese and Russian war
- he donated the money to a organization
- Treaty of Portsmouth
Getting control and building Panama Canal -
- they wanted it for faster trade
- teddy Roosevelt but John Walsh in charge, he left in 1905
- then hired John Stevens
- Columbia controlled panama, we wanted them to break away and we paid them too stay away.
- Bogota the capital of Columbia , he throw dirt on it cause we don't care what they think
Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine -
- the British were influencing them to take a stand on Europeans
- we have a responsible on the colonies
- Latin countries were getting Independence from Europeans
- we would be the international police officers
Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" -
- Panama Canal
- Great White Fleet
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy -
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy -
US issues with Mexico -
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