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Does Imperialism Contradict American Principles?
Democratic Principles
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of happiness
• Self Government (Monroe Doctrine)
Basis of Imperialism
• Cultural Superiority
• Spread Christianity
• Military Strength
• New Markets (economic)
Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
• Military control (General Nelson Miles)• Puerto Rico wanted-- Independence- State hood• 1900 - The Foraker Act set up a Civil Government• President chose their positions• 1917 - Congress gave them U.S. citizen status• Spain gave them no freedoms then U.S. occupies
Cuba
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Cuba
• Officially Independent because of Treaty of Paris• America still occupied and jailed protestors (Jose Marti)• U.S. provided food, clothing, schools, farms, and
sanitation• Platt Amendment - We can intervene and have naval
bases- 31 years - Cuba was a protectorate (Guantanamo Bay still ours)• U.S. wanted to protect (business interests)- Sugar, tobacco, mining, railroad
Philippines
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Philippines
• American annexed 1798
• Emilio Aguinaldo rebelled for independence
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Philippines
• U.S. forced them to live in camps
• 3 years to put down rebels
• Blacks helped inferior people of Philippines (treated inferior in the US)
• U.S. President appointed a Governor to lead the country until finally gave them independence in 1946
China
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China
• John Hay proposes Open Door policy (1899)
- No single nation has monopoly on trade with ChinaChinese Response
• Boxer Rebellion - Secret group to get rid of “foreign devils”
U.S. Reasoning on China
• U.S. depended on their exports
• U.S. had a right to intervene to keep foreign markets open
• U.S. feared closing of markets, areas for citizens to go, and ideas to develop
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