Today we are doing presentations again.
Vocab Words
Imperialism: expanding the country's (a strong country) power and taking over (phyiscal) other countries
Militarism: maintaing a strong military but also using it as a threat (Hilter)
Nationalism: being patriot to a country or a ethnic group
Diplomacy: how we deal with other countries
Spheres of Influence: areas of the world where we had a lot of control over
Protectorate: a strong country would control a weaker country
Arbitration: the settlement of disputes of countries
Old Diplomacy
1. Noninterventionist
-the US did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe's
2. Isolationist
-the US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations
3. Passive and Reactive
-the US waited for event to occur and then acted accordingly
4. Weak army and navy
New Diplomacy
1. Imperialistic
-going out and conquering territory to create an empire
-Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
2. Stronger army and navy
3. Interventionist- especially in Central and South America
■becoming more involved in other countries affairs
■Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine- telling European countries not to mess around in Latin American countries
4. Strong nationalism
■having strong pride and confidence in one's countries
Section 1
■Imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
-Which countries were the most powerful in the 1900?
Great Britain,
■Germany
■France
■Italy
■ Russia
■U.S
■Japan
■Austria- Hungary
Why did the US and other countries look to imperialism?
■Brings military power and prestige to your country.
■naval bases and refueling stations
■$$$$: For natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods
■Belief in cultural superiority- White Man's Burden
-Mckinley: "To take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them"
-Taft: "We must help "our little brown brothers" on the Philippines"
Section 2.
■By 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire
-Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and few colonies in Africa (Morocco and Western Sahara)
■The US had been interested in Cuba for a long time
-US tried to buy Cuba in 1854
■Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequently( 1868, 1878, 1886, 1895) wanting independence
What cause an increase in tenison between the US and Spain?
1. Newspaper (Yellow Press-particulary those owned by William Randolph Hearst) reported the brutality of the Spanish General Weyler
2. In 1895 civil war boke out in Cuba bwtween Spain and the Cubans
3. The conflict was described by Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermount as "bloody
4.
The Yellow Press
instigated the war
united the general public to want war with spain
made people feel sorry for the cubans
USS Maine was a major reason why we went to war with Spain
Causes of the Spainsh American War
-the USS Maine shrinking
-the Yellow Press
-Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps
-the De Lome letter
-Jose Marti's destruction of US property in Cuba-making it look as thought Spain did it
Teller Amendment
■Imperialists vs anti-imperialists in US
■amendment added to the declarcation of war that we would not take cuba after war
Fronts in the Spanish-American War
■Philippines
■Cuba
■Puerto Rico
Rough Riders were estblished by Teddy Rooselvet. and leader was Leonard Wood. they were groups of troops( athletes, police offiers, tough guys)
John Hay was known for the quote "A splendid Little War"
Treaty of Paris- 1898
■brought an official end to the war
■spain gave Cuba independence
■US got control of the Philippines ($20 million), Guam and Puerto Rico
Misc.:
- the US army was not prepared to fight this war- The navy was excellent!
- Roughly 3000 US soliders dies the war. Only 385 battles deaths, 2500 died due to diease
- Lasted April 25- August 12 1898
- The US became an empire for the first time in our history
Section 3:
Puerto Rico
- Claimed by the Spainsh Crown in 1493 following Columbus' second vovage to the Americas
- in 1898 after 400 years of colonial role Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American war\
- Puerto Ricans was granted US citzenship in 1917
- populary-elected governers have served since 1948
- in 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government
- in pleiscites held in 1967, 1993, 1998, voters chose to retain commonwealth status
- three opitions for the future? Independent country, become a state or a commonwealth
Cuba
- in 1898, Spain gave control of Cubaa to the United States with the Treaty of Paris
- In
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