Monday (12-5-16)- Chapter 10- America Claims an Empire (Cartoon- US is expanding taking over islands)
Domestic Policy vs Foreign Policy
- Imperialism- Building and taking over islands and smaller countries. A strong country going in and taking over smaller countries.
- Diplomacy- How countries officially deal with other countries.
- Militarism- Building up your military making it stronger.
- Nationalism- You think your country is better than the others and you are racist towards the people that aren't in your country.
- Sphere of Influence- A strong country takes over a smaller country and makes it a sphere of influence you will have a lot of control over that country. Having a lot of strings attached not taking it all over but having some control over it.
- Protectorate- Same as the Sphere of influence but smaller countries
- Arbitration- settlement of a dispute by a third party. (Teddy Roosevelt)
Old Diplomacy - How we used to deal with countries around the world. late 1780's-1900's
- Non interventionist- We didn't get involve we stayed out of it. (Europe- Far away and they were always at war)
- Isolationist- The US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations. ]
- Passive and Reactive- The US waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly.
- Weak army and navy.
- Policy of isolationism- This is all called.
New Diplomacy-
- Imperialistic- Going out and conquering territory to create and empire.
- Empire- Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Ladge, Teddy Roosevelt
- Roosevelt- Stronger army and navy
- Interventionist- Becoming more involved in other countries affairs. Monroe Doctrine- Warning to European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. If you come back we will militarily come back.
- Strong Nationalism- Having strong pride and confidence in ones country.
Cartoon- teddy Roosevelt- this is an example of new diplomacy. Come to us we will settle it for you.
Imperialism and America
- Imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world.
Which countries were the most powerful in 1900.?
- Great Britain
- Germany
- France
- Austria- Hungary
- Italy
- Russia
- US
- Ottoman Empire- Turkey
- Japan
Tuesday (12-6-16)-Mr. Bruns continues to present to us.
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
- The USS Maine Sinking
- The Yellow Press- Instigator
- 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.
On April 25, 1898 the US declared war ON SPAIN
Discuss imperialist and anti- imperialists in US
Teller amendment was added to the declaration of war against Spain
Guaranteed Cuban independence after the war was over
guess what the US did instead- we had to find other things Philippians just took over the areas
Wednesday (12-7-16) - Mr. Burns continues to Present
Declaring of War and the Teller Amendment
Fronts in the Spain- American War
Philippines- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
Rough Riders
- Roosevelt Resigned as the assistant secretary of the navy.
- Led a regiment
- These guys were tough guys, they were rough and tough down in Cuba.
- Concurred the Spanish
Splendid Little War
- You win
- Few Casualties
- Short
- Got a lot of land
- Victory- Little and that was it
Treaty of Paris-1898
- 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
Cartoon - We are an empire all these we got in 1898, with colonies come responsibility and perfect times.
Misc.
- The US Army was not prepared to fight this war- The Navy was excellent
- Roughly 3000 US soldiers died in the war
Next Chapter
Cartoon- The US (McKinley) We are adding to the US because we are getting bigger.
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 government.
- In plebiscite held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose to retain commonwealth status
Cuba
- In 1898, Spain gave control of Cuba to the US with the Treaty of Paris.
- In 1902, the US granted Cuba its independence as promised with the Teller Amendment
- The US retained the right to intervene to preserve Cuban independence and stability with the Platt Amendment
- The US got control of Guantanamo bay as well, a naval base we still have control over today
- In 1934, the Platt Amendment was repealed.
President McKinley's Dilemma- What to do with the Philippines?
- There is nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate to Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them.
- The Filipinos revolted and there was a war that broke out.
Philippines- American War
- The Philippine- American War broke out after the Filipinos realized that the US would not give them independence.
- It ended with American control over the islands
- 12,000-20,000-1.5 million Filipino civilians die- some contended US committed genocide
In 1935, the Philippines was granted Commonwealth Status.
Plans for independence over the next decade were interrupted by WWI when the Japanese invaded and took them over.
Allied troops defeated the Japanese in 1945
On July 4, 1946, the Philippines attained its independence
China
By the late 1800's it was looking as if China would be carved up like Africa had been- China wanted
Cartoon- Slicing up the china pie, China saying stop
The boxer rebellion
John Hay- Open Door Policy with China
- It was a way to keep China open for all country's. Let's keep China independent and let everyone trade freely with China.
- Cartoon- We are holding back the Europeans.
- We would be out and we would lose China.
Thursday (12-8-16)- Mr. Bruns continue to present.
Roosevelt Corollary
It was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine- Said that the US would be the police officer between Latin American and Europe
- The US would use force to protect interest in Latin America
Cartoon- Latin and European county are arguing and looking to Roosevelt to solve the problem. Big stick- He is famous "speak softly and carry a big stick" represents- keeping justice through the world through military power.
"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick-- Big Stick Diplomacy
- Speak softly and carry a big stick- or big stick diplomacy
- Means don't cause a lot of trouble but be ready to fight if you have to
Dollar Diplomacy- President Taft
- Economic Imperialism- You are not taking them over militarily but you are taking them over economically.
- US banks were in control of many businesses in Latin America
- US said t was needed to keep European powers out of Latin America
- Substituting dollars for bullets.
President Woodrow Wilson
- Wilson's ethical and religious beliefs also influenced his foreign policy
- Practiced "Missionary diplomacy"
- US would not recognize any government that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US
- Used extensively in Latin America
Friday (12-9-16)
Work Day on WWI presentations.
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