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Chapter 20 The United States Looks Overseas Chapter 20 The United States Looks Overseas

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Key Terms for the Chapter Isolationism Avoiding involvement in other countries affairs Imperialism Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world The Turner Thesis ID: 708512

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Chapter 20The United States Looks OverseasSlide2

Key Terms for the ChapterIsolationism

Avoiding involvement in other countries’ affairsImperialism

Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the worldSlide3
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The Turner ThesisFrederick Jackson Turner

Created idea that western frontier defined American Historyexpansionists

believed that overseas was the new frontier and would bring new riches and powerSlide6

Economic GrowthExpansionists argued that future prosperity depended on building up trade

U.S. had a powerful industrial economy and produced more than Americans would buy Slide7

Economic GrowthThere was a fear that if U.S. did not expand it would be shut out of global markets and denied raw materials

Alfred T. Mahan stated that the key to strong trade was a powerful navy Slide8

United States Looks OverseasPurchasing Alaska1867 The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million (about 2 cents an acre)

Alaska was full of resources (gold and oil)Alaska Gold Rush of 1897-1898Slide9
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Spreading American ValuesIn the late 1800s many Americans believed that Americans of the “Anglo-Saxon race” were superior to “lesser races” in other nations

Argument was Americans had a divine duty to spread Christian values and western civilization around the world.Slide11

Gaining Foothold in the Pacific

Expansionists had interest in various Pacific islands, and saw them essential for expanding influence and tradeSlide12

SamoaSlide13

Gaining Foothold in the PacificSamoa

U.S. had interest in Samoa to use as coaling stations for shipsOther European countries also wanted Samoa and Britain, Germany, and the U.S. almost went to war

In 1899 the U.S. and Germany divided the islands

People in Samoa had no say in the matter.Slide14
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Gaining Foothold in the PacificHawaii

U.S. saw Hawaii as a military outpost in Pacific1893 American planters and 50 U.S. Marines overthrew Queen Liliuokalani.

President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because the revolt had been illegal

on July 7, 1898 Hawaii became a territory of U.S. when it was annexed by President William McKinleySlide17
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HawaiiSlide19
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Carving Up ChinaLate 1800s China lost a war and European powers wanted to take advantage of China’s weakness

European power and Japan started dividing China into

spheres of influence (areas where another nation has economic and political control)Slide23
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Carving Up ChinaAt first, U.S. were not part of the activity, but U.S. officials feared they would be excluded from trading with China

Secretary of State John Hay called on nations to keep an “open door” policy in China.Slide26

Carving Up ChinaBoxer Rebellion

A secret Society called Righteous and Harmonious Fist was formed to try and combat foreigners in China

Became known as Boxers because of their ceremonial exercises that resembled shadowboxing

In spring of 1900 the Boxers began a rebellion to expel foreignersSlide27

Carving Up ChinaThe boxers attacked and killed westerners and Chinese Christians.

European powers and the U.S. sent in 18,000 troops with modern weapons and crushed the rebellionSlide28
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The Spanish-American War

Cuba had been under Spanish control since 1492

After Centuries of being under Spain’s harsh control Cuban’s started to rebel

First rebellion started in 1868 and lasted 10 years, but was unsuccessful Slide30
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The Spanish-American WarCubans started another rebellion in 1895

To stop the revolt the Spanish began a policy of reconcentration

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movement of large numbers of people into detention camps for military or political reasons

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200,000 Cubans would die in these camps due to poor sanitation and starvationSlide32

The Spanish-American WarCubans, led by Jose Marti, asked for help from the U.S.

Marti was a leader of the rebels, but was killed in Cuba before he was able to see Cuba free from Spanish ruleSlide33
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The Spanish-American WarMany Americans wanted to help the Cuban rebels, but U.S. government was resistant to send troopsAmericans wanted to help Cuba to protect their investments

Americans had over $50 million in sugar plantations, railroads, and iron minesSlide35
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Yellow Journalismyellow journalism- A sensational style of reporting that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news Slide37

The Spanish-American WarNewspapers swayed public opinion towards war by using Yellow Journalism

Led by Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and

William Randolph Hearst

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New York JournalSlide38
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The Spanish-American WarU.S. declares war

-February 15, 1898 the Maine

sinks and the United States declares war on SpainSlide45

Spanish-American WarThe U.S. Goes to War

April 20, 1898 the U.S. declares war on SpainThe first main battle of the war took place in the Philippines

May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led a small fleet of ships to Manila Bay and sank the entire Spanish squadron

The U.S. did not lose a single ship or lifeSlide46
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Spanish-American WarThe Filipinos were also fighting for independence from Spain

Emilio Aguinaldo was the leader of the Filipino rebels Instead of giving independence to the Filipinos the U.S. took control of the islandsSlide49
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Spanish-American WarWar in the CaribbeanMost of the fighting took place around Santiago and at seaSlide51
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Spanish-American WarWar in the CaribbeanU.S. troops were poorly trained, but eager to fight

One of the best known units was the Rough Riders, which was led by Theodore RooseveltRoosevelt led a successful charge up San Juan hill, which became the most

celebrated event of the warSlide53

Americans 205 killed and 1,180 wounded

Spanish lost

only 58 dead, 170 wounded, and 39 capturedSlide54
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Spanish-American WarOnce Spain surrendered Cuba, American troops invaded and quickly took control of Puerto RicoSlide56
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Spanish-American WarDecember 1898, a treaty was signed

Cuba received its independencePuerto Rico, Philippines, islands of Guam, and Wake islands became territories of the U.S.Slide58
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The United States and Latin America

Panama CanalThe Isthmus

of Panama was chosen because it was only 50 miles wide

perfect location to shorten trips from the West Coast to the East CoastSlide64

The United States and Latin America

U.S. offered Columbia $10 million and $250,000 yearly rent to build the canal

Columbia did not accept the dealSlide65
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The United States and Latin America

Panamanians started a revolution against Columbia

U.S. sent gunboats and Marines to support Panama

Panama gains its freedom and the U.S. received the land to build

the canalSlide68

“Gun Boat Diplomacy”Slide69
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The United States and Latin America

Fighting DiseaseFirst obstacle to building the canal was overcoming diseases

Malaria and Yellow Fever (carried by mosquitoes)

William C. GorgasSlide72

The United States and Latin America

Constructing the CanalConstruction involved three main tasks

Cut through a mountain

Dam a river

Build locksSlide73
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The United States and Latin America

Canal Was finished August 15, 1914 (six months ahead of schedule)Slide80

The United States and Latin America

Wielding a “Big Stick” in Latin America

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

It was the job of the U.S. to protect the Western Hemisphere from European nations

When neighbors of the U.S. got into disputes with foreign nations, the U.S. had the right to intervene and restore orderSlide81
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The United States and Latin America

William Howard Taft believed in dollar diplomacy

Taft wanted bankers and businesses to invest in Latin America

Dollar Diplomacy led to many military interventions because the U.S. had to protect its investmentsSlide83

The United States and Latin America

Relations With Mexico1911 Mexico entered into a violent revolution

President Woodrow Wilson believed U.S. foreign policy should support democracy throughout the world, and hoped Mexico would develop its own democratic governmentSlide84

The United States and Latin AmericaThe United States had trouble staying out of the conflict

1914 an incident in Tampico, Mexico led to U.S. sailors being arrestedFrancisco Villa (

Pancho

Villa) kept entering New Mexico and raiding towns. (Killed 18 Americans in one raid)Slide85