ppt american imperialism
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American Imperialism 1865-1914
American Imperialism1865-1914
• Period of American overseas expansion during the late 19th century
• Complex causes behind overseas expansion– Economic– Political– Cultural
American Imperalism1865-1914
• Definitions– Imperialism
– Colonialism
– Nationalism
• The world by 1900– Industrialization– Beginings of
mechanized military forces
– Searching of natural resources
– Searching for new markets
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• Alfred Thayer Mahan– American strategist
– The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890)
– Influence on foreign policy elite
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• Cultural attitudes of the late 19th century– Darwin’s theory of evolution– Impact of Darwinism– Social Darwinism
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• American Expansion before the Civil War– Mostly confined to the North American continent– Northwest Ordinance of 1787– Manifest Destiny– Mexican-American War– Recovery after Civil War
• American Expansion after the Civil War– Keep going west– William Henry Seward– Acquisitions
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• Hawaii– Formerly an independent kingdom
– Role of Missionaries
– Role of Economics
– Queen Liliuokalani
– Annexation
– Granted statehood in 1959
• Cuba– One of the last remaining colonies of Spain– War of independence from Spain
• Jose Marti– Role of American Media/Sell the War to the Public
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• The Spanish-American War– Declaration of War– Teller Amendment – Yellow Journalism
The USS Maine arriving at Havana before its explosion
• The Spanish-American War– Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919)– Role in Spanish-
American War– Nationwide
recognition
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• The Spanish-American War– Outcome– Treaty of Paris
• Debate over the Philippines– Arguments for colonial
empire– Arguments against
colonial empire
• The US ratified the Treaty of Paris in 1899– Promises of
Independence– Reaction of Filipinos– Guerrilla war in the
Philippines– Philippines part of a
larger strategy– China by 1900– Japan
• Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary leader
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy (1901-1909)– “Imperial Presidency”– Big Stick Diplomacy– Roosevelt Corollary
• Monroe Doctrine
American Imperialism 1865-1914
• Panama– Suez Canal– Attempts to build
canal– Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty, 1850– Hay-Pauncefot
Treaty, 1901– Panama Canal
