UNIT # 1 – American Imperialism (1890-1920)

Chapter 18 (section one): America Claims an Empire

IMPERIALISM = a policy where stronger nations exert control on weaker ones

Europe tried to take pieces & parts of Africa; Japan went after China.

America liked expanding… (recall Manifest Destiny) 3 forces drove America to spread its influence:

ECONOMIC COMPETITION = US in need of new markets MILITARY COMPETITION = Arthur Thayer Mahan argued a big navy made you great RACIAL SUPERIORITY = Americans believed their way of life was best; a mission to convert everyone to Christianity [Social Darwinism]

Hawaii was important to US since 1790’s Americans LOVED sugar without duty (tax)

McKinley Tariff 1890 put duty (tax) on sugar Sugar growers wanted HI as US territory Jan. 16, 1893 – Sanford Dole helped revolt that took over Hawaii

US HISTORY TEXT ASSIGNMENT # 1 Digital History Section: The Political Crisis of the 1890’s URL = http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=152

Directions Please read the sections & respond to questions 1-15 on the worksheet. Complete and email to the teacher.

UNIT # 1 – American Imperialism (1890-1920)

Chapter 18 (section two): The Spanish-American-Cuban War

The US had been interested in Cuba since 1854 US business invested in Cuban sugar Spain sent General Weyler to stop Cuban rebellion He put rural peoples in camps that lead to disease & death

US newspapers reported exaggerated stories about Cuba YELLOW JOURNALISM = hyping up news stories to lure readers

Key player: Frederick Remington

Painter famous for

Western works

Remington didn’t think the US would fight in Cuba His boss Hearst told him: “You supply the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.”

1) Spanish diplomat De Lôme wrote a note critical of US President McKinley

2) February 15, 1898: the USS Maine blew up (260/350 dead)

Americans cry out: “Remember the Maine!”; we

go to war

Teddy Roosevelt (future President) sent the US Navy to the Philippines

Rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo & his forces

HELP the US

US Navy was powerful; the US Army was NOT Teddy Roosevelt and his “Rough Riders” fought in Cuba Most famous victory for the Rough Riders was San Juan Hill Outcome Cuba free, US gets Puerto Rico & Guam; pay for Philippines

US HISTORY TEXT ASSIGNMENT # 2 Digital History Section: Industrialization and the Working Class URL = http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=220

Directions: Please read the sections & respond to the questions at http://www.lomira.k12.wi.us/stuff11/labor.htm