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History fair permission forms
1. Commercial/Business 1. Commercial/Business InterestsInterests
U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908
American Foreign Trade:
1870-1914
1. Commercial/Business 1. Commercial/Business InterestsInterests
2. Military/Strategic 2. Military/Strategic InterestsInterests
Alfred T. Mahan The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783
3. Social Darwinist Thinking3. Social Darwinist Thinking
The White Man’sBurdenThe Hierarchy
of Race
4. Religious/Missionary 4. Religious/Missionary InterestsInterests
American Missionaries
in China, 1905
Small Group Activity: US Imperialist Efforts
Use your slides to create answers to the following questions about your assigned region:
Who were important people involved?
What were the notable agreements/treaties?
How did natives in the region feel about American involvement before/after? Explain.
*Create 2 questions for the class about your info.
Commodore Matthew Perry Commodore Matthew Perry Opens Up Japan: 1853Opens Up Japan: 1853
The Japanese View of
Commodore Perry
Treaty of Kanagawa: Treaty of Kanagawa: 18541854
Gentleman’s Agreement: Gentleman’s Agreement: 19081908A Japanese note agreeing A Japanese note agreeing to deny passports toto deny passports tolaborers entering the U.S.laborers entering the U.S.
Japan recognized the U.S.Japan recognized the U.S.right to exclude Japaneseright to exclude Japaneseimmigrants holding immigrants holding passportspassportsissued by other countries.issued by other countries.
The U.S. government got The U.S. government got thetheschool board of San school board of San Francisco to rescind their Francisco to rescind their order toorder tosegregate Asians in segregate Asians in separateseparateschools.schools.
1908 1908 Root-Takahira Root-Takahira AgreementAgreement..
Root-Takahira Agreement: Root-Takahira Agreement: 19081908
A pledge to maintain the status quo A pledge to maintain the status quo in the Far East.in the Far East.
Recognition of China’s independence Recognition of China’s independence and territorial integrity, and support and territorial integrity, and support for continuation of the Open-Door for continuation of the Open-Door Policy.Policy.
An agreement to mutual consultation An agreement to mutual consultation in the event of future Far Eastern in the event of future Far Eastern crises.crises.
The Imperialist TailorThe Imperialist Tailor
The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War (1898):(1898):
“That Splendid Little War”“That Splendid Little War”
Dewey Captures Manila!Dewey Captures Manila!
Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo
LLeader of the Filipinoeader of the FilipinoUprising.Uprising.
July 4, 1946:July 4, 1946:Philippine Philippine independenceindependence
William H. Taft, 1stWilliam H. Taft, 1stGov.-General of the PhilippinesGov.-General of the Philippines
Great Great administrator.administrator.
Our “Sphere of Influence”Our “Sphere of Influence”
The Treaty of Paris: 1898The Treaty of Paris: 1898
Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.Cuba was freed from Spanish rule.
Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the Spain gave up Puerto Rico and the island ofisland ofGuam.Guam.
The U. S. paid SpainThe U. S. paid Spain$20 mil. for the$20 mil. for thePhilippines.Philippines.
The U. S. becomesThe U. S. becomesan imperial power!an imperial power!
Puerto Rico: 1898Puerto Rico: 18981900 - Foraker ActForaker Act..
PR became an “unincorporated PR became an “unincorporated territory.”territory.”
Citizens of PR, not of the US.Citizens of PR, not of the US.
Import duties on PR goodsImport duties on PR goods
1901-1903 1901-1903 the the Insular CasesInsular Cases.. Constitutional rights were not Constitutional rights were not
automatically extended to territorial automatically extended to territorial possessions.possessions.
Congress had the power to decide these Congress had the power to decide these rights.rights.
Import duties laid down by the Foraker Import duties laid down by the Foraker Act were legal!Act were legal!
Puerto Rico: 1898Puerto Rico: 18981917 – 1917 – Jones ActJones Act.. Gave full territorial status to PR.Gave full territorial status to PR.
Removed tariff duties on PR goods Removed tariff duties on PR goods coming into the US.coming into the US.
PRs elected theirPRs elected theirown legislators &own legislators &governor to enforcegovernor to enforcelocal laws.local laws.
PRs could NOT votePRs could NOT votein US presidentialin US presidentialelections.elections.
A resident commissioner was sent to A resident commissioner was sent to Washington to vote for PR in the Washington to vote for PR in the House.House.
Panama: The King’s Panama: The King’s CrownCrown
1850 1850 Clayton-Clayton-BulwerBulwer Treaty Treaty..
1901 1901 Hay-Hay-PauncefortePaunceforte Treaty Treaty. .
Philippe Bunau-Varilla,Philippe Bunau-Varilla,agent provocateur.agent provocateur.
Dr. Walter Reed.Dr. Walter Reed.
Colonel W. Goethals.Colonel W. Goethals.
1903 1903 Hay-Bunau-Hay-Bunau- Varilla Treaty Varilla Treaty..
Panama CanalPanama Canal
TR in Panama(Construction
begins in 1904)
The Roosevelt Corollary to The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: 1905the Monroe Doctrine: 1905
Chronic wrongdoing… Chronic wrongdoing… may in America, as may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately elsewhere, ultimately require intervention require intervention by some civilized by some civilized nation, and in the nation, and in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere the adherence of the the adherence of the United States to the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may Monroe Doctrine may force the United force the United States, however States, however reluctantly, in flagrant reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such cases of such wrongdoing or wrongdoing or impotence, to the impotence, to the exercise of an exercise of an international police international police powerpower .
Speak Softly,Speak Softly,But Carry a Big Stick!But Carry a Big Stick!
Stereotypes of the Stereotypes of the Chinese Chinese
ImmigrantImmigrant
Oriental [Chinese]
Exclusion Act, 1887
The Boxer Rebellion: The Boxer Rebellion: 19001900
The Peaceful Harmonious The Peaceful Harmonious Fists.Fists.
““55 Days at Peking.”55 Days at Peking.”
The Open Door PolicyThe Open Door Policy
Secretary Secretary John HayJohn Hay..
Give all nations equalGive all nations equalaccess to trade in China.access to trade in China.
Guaranteed that China would NOT be Guaranteed that China would NOT be taken taken over by any one foreign power.over by any one foreign power.
TheTheOpen Door Open Door
PolicyPolicy
America as a Pacific America as a Pacific PowerPower
The Cares of a Growing The Cares of a Growing FamilyFamily
Constable of the WorldConstable of the World
Treaty of Portsmouth: Treaty of Portsmouth: 19051905
Nobel Peace Prize for Teddy
The Great White Fleet: 1907The Great White Fleet: 1907
Taft’s “Dollar Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy”Diplomacy”
Improve financialImprove financialopportunities for opportunities for American businesses.American businesses.
Use private capital toUse private capital tofurther U. S. interestsfurther U. S. interestsoverseas.overseas.
Therefore, the U.S. Therefore, the U.S. should create should create stability and order stability and order abroad that would abroad that would best promote best promote America’s America’s commercial interests.commercial interests.
U. S. Global Investments &U. S. Global Investments &Investments in Latin America, Investments in Latin America,
19141914
U. S. Interventions in U. S. Interventions in Latin America: 1898-1920sLatin America: 1898-1920s
Uncle Sam: One of the Uncle Sam: One of the “Boys?”“Boys?”
Theodore Roosevelt
• 26th president
• Energetic & self-righteous
• NY governor before VP
• “Speak softly & carry
a big stick”
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