Monday-
Went over chapter 7-9 test
Focused and took notes over semester test coming up
Chapter 10 notes:
America Claims an Empire - Domestic Policy vs Foreign Policy
- Old Diplomacy is how we used to deal with our problems.
- Isolationist - the US actged alone i foreign affairs
- Passive red reactive - the US waited for events to occur and acted accordingly
Cartoon- All the major powers of the world were saying what can we take over. Countries were competing.
Why did the US and other countries look to imperialism?
- The western frontier was settled- 1890- we started looking outside the US. The West was our colony then we started taking islands around the world.
- Brings military power and prestige to your country.
- $$$$- For natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods (trade).
- Belief in cultural superiority- White Man's Burden- It was the white mans responsibility ("President McKinley: to take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them")- Taft- "We must help our "our little brown brothers" on the Philippines".
Cartoon- The white kids are in the back and they are behaving and the black kids are in the front and they mis behaving.
Bought it from Russia- Alaska 7.2 million. They thought it was a stupid buy and it was for military reasons it was all snow and cold and ice. But there was a lot of people that thought we would take all of Canada.
Cartoon- Stupid a bunch of ice John Bull he is like the representative and he looks very concerned and he thinks we are going to take over all of Canada.
She thinks that her brother is giving too much into this. She was trying to get more power to the Hawaiians. But these white plantation owners told military to come in and they wired Grover Cleveland and said go head and Unix Hawaii and he didn't like it cause he didn't give permission and he refused. We forced out way in for money reasons.
Ch. 10.2 The Spanish American War
- By 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire. ( Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and a 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, 18886, 1895) wanting independence.
- Many felt sorry for the Cubans people.
What caused an increase in tension between the US and Spain?
- Newspapers (Yellow Press) reported the brutality of the Spanish General Weyler.
- The New York Journal reports " blood on the roadsides, blood in the villages, blood, blood, blood!" --- American newspapers were clearly pushing the nation towards intervention in the Cuban situation. ----- William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
Cause of Spanish- American War 1898 (Spam War)
- The USS Maine Sinking
- 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 though Spain did it
- To help Cubans get independence
Declaration of War and Teller Amendment
- On April 25, 1898 the united states declared war on Spain
- Teller amendment was added to the declaration of war against Spain
*** Fought in the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico
*** Our Navy dominated
***Was a splendid war
*** We weren't really prepared to fight this war but still won (luckily)
Rough Riders: Teddy Roosevelt decided to volunteer and fight in Spain with other people he got to volunteer with them. Famous thing they did was go up Sand Wang hill and conquering and defeating the Spanish
1898 Treaty of Paris - Brought an official end to the war, Spain gave Cuba independence(Kind of), US got control of the Philippines ($20 million) Guam and Puerto Rico
Tuesday- Added to notes above
Wednesday- Added to notes above and some below
Puerto Rico - 1493-1898 (Spain had hold of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917
- Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948
- In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self Governor
- The Platt Amendment - The US retained the right intervene to preserve Cuban independence and stability ... The US got control of Guantanamo Bay as well, a naval base we still have control of today ... In 1934, the Platt Amendment was repealed
Thursday-
The Roosevelt Corollary - It was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine and Said that the US would be the police (in control) between Latin America and Europe. The US would use force to protect interests in Latin America. "middle man"
- "Speak softly and carry a big stick" - Have the attitude of "Don't mess with me" .. Don't brag about your power but you do have it .. a threat to get what we want
- "Big Stick" means military
- Diplomacy is how we handled things with other countries - Blinkmenship Diplomacy
President Taft - Dollar Diplomacy - You aren't taking over them exactly but their economy - economic imperialism - we made money of the other counties - was used to keep European powers out of Latin America - we invested in oil fields, agriculture , railroads ... basically their big money makers
Missionary Diplomacy - how we recognized governments based on how they treat their country and people
Friday-
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