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US Expansion into Imperial Power: The New Manifest Destiny

Explore how the US transitioned from frontier expansion to imperialism driven by economic factors and military strategy in the late 19th century. From the Panic of 1893 to the Spanish-American War, delve into the motives behind US imperialism and the key events that shaped its emergence as a global power.

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US Expansion into Imperial Power: The New Manifest Destiny

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  1. The Imperial Republic Chapter 20

  2. The New Manifest Destiny Reasons for Imperialism:

  3. Close of the Frontier: Worry about resources Need alternative sources abroad

  4. Panic of 1893: Businessmen looking for new markets overseas $

  5. Exports: 1870 $395,000,000 1890 $857,000,000 1900 $1,400,000,000

  6. Alfred Thayer Mahan

  7. The Influence of Sea Power upon History

  8. US needs: *Productive Economy *Foreign Commerce *Strong Merchant Marine *Navy to Protect Trade Routes *Colonies for Raw Materials

  9. Since US bound by two oceans: *Must become a sea power *CANAL!!!

  10. Albert Jeremiah Beveridge

  11. Steps to Imperialism

  12. ALASKA *1867 *William Seward *$7.2 million *called Seward’s Folly

  13. Midway 1867 • Samoa 1878 • Congress stops bid to get: • Virgin Islands Santo Domingo

  14. Hawaii

  15. *US traders come in 1790 *missionaries follow 1820 *Planters come for sugar and fruits 1835

  16. *1875 Trade agreement *1887 US gets rights to Pearl Harbor *Planters becoming economically powerful

  17. Queen Liliuokalani

  18. 1893 Planters lead Revolt against Queen • 5% of population • Get help from Marines

  19. Sanford

  20. *Treaty of Annexation sent to the Senate by Harrison - blocked in Senate by Democrats

  21. *Republic of Hawaii declared 1894 *McKinley gets treaty accepted in 1898 – worried about Great Britain

  22. Colony of Spain since Columbus

  23. *Cubans begin revolt in 1868 *new revolt starts in 1895 *Guerrilla war against economy *US has $50 million invested

  24. General Weyler “The Butcher”

  25. Yellow Journalism

  26. William Randolph Hearst

  27. Joseph Pulitzer

  28. USS Maine

  29. USS Maine February 15,1898 252 killed

  30. April 25, 1898 Congress declares WAR! Teller Amendment-US would not take permanent control over Cuba

  31. John Hay Sec. Of State “A splendid little war”

  32. Spanish-American War 460 killed 5200 die of disease

  33. Problems: *Raise troops *Supply troops *Transport Troops

  34. Admiral George Dewey

  35. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt

  36. Battle of Manila Bay

  37. May 1, 1898 Spanish casualties: 381 American casualties: 1 killed 8 wounded

  38. 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Commander Leonard Wood

  39. 2nd in command:

  40. Rough Riders lead charges up San Juan and Kettle Hills Spanish fleet destroyed fleeing Santiago Harbor Spanish surrender July 16

  41. San Juan Hill

  42. Treaty of Paris 1898 *Cuba independent *Guam & Puerto Rico to US *Philippines to US *US to pay $20 million

  43. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 9th Earl & 3rd Marques of Salisbury

  44. The Anti-Imperialists (Goo-Goos)

  45. Andrew Carnegie

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