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What do you think the cartoonist is trying to illustrate in this picture? What objects do you notice? Who are these people?. Isolationism. -stay out of foreign affairs- (69 and 72) -Washington’s advice- stay neutral-farewell address-don’t get involved in other nations affairs
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What do you think the cartoonist is trying to illustrate in this picture? What objects do you notice? Who are these people?
Isolationism -stay out of foreign affairs- (69 and 72) -Washington’s advice-stay neutral-farewell address-don’t get involved in other nations affairs -had been policy of government since Washington-we have stayed out of other nations issues- this is the first time we start to branch out
Imperialism -Policy of taking colonies for economic interests -other world powers were building empires -jingoism-aggressive nationalism (461) -U.S. also needed new markets for our products -spheres of influence-a region dominated and controlled by an outside power
Building an Empire -Alaska, 1867 Seward’s Folly Purchased from Russia -Hawaii, 1898 the united states acquires hawaii.u.s tariff law imposed duties (459) overthrew the Queen of Hawaii -Alfred Mahan (1840-1914) Naval officer and historian, urged American leaders to build a strong navy and obtain naval bases in Cuba, Hawaii and the Phillippines (455) “Influence of Sea Power upon History” discussed need for strong Navy
Spanish-American -Spanish rule of Cuba -Spanish ruled harshly -yellow journalism 461 -De Lome letter -U.S. sends ship to observe -USS Maine explodes in Havana 462 -”Remember the Maine” 462
Philippines -U.S. attacks Spanish colony when war starts -George Dewey captures the islands -Why did we capture the Philippines??? -Imperialistic Foreign Policy -jingoism aggressive nationalism (461) -Josiah Strong writer and religious missionary- wrote Our Country and argued that Americans had a responsibility to spread their Western values (456) -Anti-Imperialistic Feelings -Anti-Imperialist League -Andrew Carnegie
Fighting in Cuba -Cuba will be independent -Rough Riders (463-465) Theodore Roosevelt San Juan Hill -”Splendid Little War” Cuba is free -Treaty of Paris, 1898 Puerto Rico is part of U.S. U.S. buys Philippines