Today we continued taking about chapter 10. Bagdad War and wars in Iraq- put in WWI project.
1900-Imerialism was in full force.
Imperialism- brings military power and prestige to your country, naval bases and refueling stations, money- for natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods (trade), Belief in cultural superiority- White Man's Burden- take care of darker skined people.
Mckinley- "To take them all and to educate the Fillipinos, and uplift and civilize and Chrisrianize them.
Taft- "We must help our little brown brothers on the Phillippines"
Alaska- People thought buying Alaska was a dumb idea. It cost 7.2 million. People thought the U.S. would connect Alaska to the U.S. and take over Canada. Alaska- tourism, oil natural resources.
Hawaii- first people came from Polynesia. U.S. wanted sugarcane and they sent missionaries there. 1898- U.S. annexed Hawaii.
Spanish-American War- By 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire- they had the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and a few colonies in Africa- Western Sahara and Morocco). U.S had been interested in Cuba for a while- U.S. tried to buy it in 1854. Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequenly (186, 1878, 1886, 1895) wantingn indpendence.
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