American Imperialism 1890 – 1914. American Imperialism

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American Imperialism 1890 1914 Slide 2 American Imperialism Slide 3 Frederick Jackson Turner Thesis Settling of the American Frontier Slide 4 White Mans Burden Slide 5 Expansion of Markets for American Goods Slide 6 Industrial Growth Slide 7 National Security and Protection of Trade Routes Slide 8 Social Darwinism Slide 9 Commodore Perry and Japan Slide 10 Purchase of Alaska Sewards Icebox Slide 11 Hawaii Dole Pineapples and the U.S. Fruit Company Slide 12 Samoa Slide 13 Spanish American War Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Slide 14 Cuban Revolution Slide 15 Yellow Journalism Slide 16 U.S.S. Maine Slide 17 Battle of San Juan Hill, Santiago, Cuba Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Slide 18 Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines Slide 19 Treaty of Paris 1898 Slide 20 Caribbean and Latin America Platt Amendment Slide 21 Slide 22 Roosevelt Corollary (Big Stick) Slide 23 Dollar Diplomacy - Taft Slide 24 Moral Diplomacy - Wilson Poncho Villa wanted poster Slide 25 Asia and China Chinese Boxer Rebellion Nationalist Chinese attempt to rid their country of European influence. A combination of U.S. and European forces puts down the rebellion. Slide 26 Open Door Policy U.S. Secretary of State, John Hay convinces European Powers to keep China open to free trade. The Open Door policy in effect allows China some level of self government. The U.S. was concerned that they would be shut out of the profitable Chinese market. Slide 27 Philippine Rebellion U.S. forces put down a Philippine uprising led by Emilio Aguinaldo. The U.S. debates whether to maintain Philippines as a colony. This becomes the primary issue of the 1900 presidential election. The U.S. granted Independence To the Philippines in 1946. Slide 28 Russo Japanese War 1904-05 Slide 29 Gentlemens Agreement Slide 30 Great White Fleet