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U.S. IMPERIALISM

U.S. IMPERIALISM. The gaining of an empire. WHY DO NATIONS START IMPERIALISM???. Once a nation industrializes they will then …. IMPERIALIZE for 2 Reasons:. To gain Raw Materials New Market to sell their manufactured goods. WHY DID THE US CHANGE ITS ANTI-IMPERIALISM POLICIES?.

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U.S. IMPERIALISM

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  1. U.S. IMPERIALISM The gaining of an empire

  2. WHY DO NATIONS START IMPERIALISM??? Once a nation industrializes they will then…. • IMPERIALIZE for 2 Reasons: • To gain Raw Materials • New Market to sell their manufactured goods.

  3. WHY DID THE US CHANGE ITS ANTI-IMPERIALISM POLICIES? • Late 1800s-early 1900s • MOTIVATING FACTORS:The US needed markets to sell their good and ports to refuel their ships in the Pacific. • European nations had been practicing imperialism in Africa and Asia. Because these nations were controlling many potential trading partners of the US, many pushed for the US to gain influence and trading rights abroad "Well, I hardly know which to take first." Boston Globe, 1898.

  4. Is Imperialism Right for the US?

  5. Insular Cases • A series of cases brought before the Supreme Court involving the rights of those nations under control of the US. • Court decision in 1901 was that the Constitution does not follow the flag. • Means that the rights guaranteed in the Constitution to US citizens are not guaranteed to those under US control. • They affected all territories but Puerto Rico the most.

  6. Areas of Influence in the Pacific and Asia: • Open Door Policy in China • Annexation of Hawaii • Taking the Philippines • Guam, Midway and Samoa Areas of Influence in Latin America -Cuba -Panama -Venezuela

  7. Chinese “Spheres of Influence” • European nations had been engaged in imperialism long before the US. • China had been carved up among several European nations who controlled the government by controlling the economy in each region.

  8. Open Door Policy • . • This stated that all nations should have equal trading rights regardless of spheres of influence • Recommended by John Hay, US Secretary of State

  9. Open Door Policy • To help the US by opening up new markets for our industries to sell the surplus product they had manufactured • Would allow open trade between China and all nations • Proposed to Chinese government by Secretary of State John Hay. • Problem: China didn’t agree to it.

  10. Boxer Rebellion

  11. Panama Isthmus of Panama was desirable to the US because it would cut thousands of miles off the trip from the east coast to the Pacific Ocean for trade purposes.

  12. How Did We Get The Land • The Panamanians were owned by Colombia and wanted to be free. • We had offered to buy it but Colombia refused. • We backed the Panamanian revolution against Colombia and ended up getting the land for much less than we had offered Colombia for it. • We owned this territory until 1999.

  13. William Howard TaftDollar Diplomacy Woodrow Wilson Moral Diplomacy

  14. US Latin American Policy MONROE DOCTRINE: • established in 1823 • warned foreign powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. • Used to support US annexation of Texas and the Mexican American War ROOSEVELT COROLLARY • addition to the Monroe Doctrine • Made by President Teddy Roosevelt • 1904 • Roosevelt said if a nation in the Western Hemisphere was guilty of consistently behaving wrongly, the Monroe Doctrine required that the US step in and act “as an international police power.” The “Big Stick” Policy • established by Teddy Roosevelt who said the US should “Walk softly and carry a big stick” meaning the US would use peaceful methods to protect its interests whenever possible but could resort to military force. • Used in Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic

  15. US Latin American Policy Dollar Diplomacy • established by President Howard Taft • Encouraged the US to maintain orderly societies in foreign nations by increasing American investment. Moral Diplomacy • established by President Woodrow Wilson • moral diplomacy meant conducting foreign affairs in terms of right and wrong—he would only support nations that represented American democratic ideas. • Used by the US to interfere in Mexico The Good Neighbor Policy • established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt • This meant less emphasis on intervention and more on cooperation • American economic dominance of the region continued

  16. Questions • Did the US have the right to do the things we did? • Do our actions have the motive of helping the US or helping those whose countries we took over?

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