July 10, 2007
Imperialism
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1898-1917
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overlaps the economic boom and beginning of Social Darwinism and its
acceptance
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in 1871 Germany had become a unified nation and they compete with England
and France for industrialization and economy
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Russia expands, and tries to acquire land in China
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Russia is always going to look for a warm water seaport
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Entered war with Ottomans and lost
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Spain has few colonies left (they have all gained their independence)
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Admiral Mahan: advocated that the US build up their navy, because every
world power has historically had a large navy, US heeds his advice
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Progressive movement wanted to deal with corruption in the local, state, and
national governments and et rid of immorality
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Foundation: Monroe doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary
(handout)
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Leaders: protestant missionaries (to spread their religion), businessmen (make
more money by opening up market in other country), and people who wanted to
increase US influence
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Wanted to create an empire for US to prove that they are on the ame playing field
as Russia and Europe
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Jingoist- war monger (first solution to solving problems is to going to war)
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McKinley does not initially want to go to war
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Americans started to see Cubans as freedom fighters and the Spanish as bad
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Muckrakers wanted to bring truth to light
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Yellow journalists- William Randolph Hurst (owns the
new york world)
and
Joseph Pulitzer
(owns the new york journal)
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Yellow journalists tweak the news so that it would get
a reaction out of
readers (example downplaying victories or losses, tweaking numbers, focus
on one side
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McKinley pressures Spain to give Cuba their independence
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Two things led the US the war with Spain
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Feburary 1898: telegraph was intercepted
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USS Maine exploded within a week of the letter coming out
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McKinley does not want to go to war with Spin
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He sends them a letter with three conditions:
1.
repay money for Maine
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free concentration camps in Cuba
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stop fighting in Cuba
4.
pay Cubans penance (not abided by)
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Teller amendment: stated tht we were not going to war to acquire land in
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Cuba, went to war to give them their independence
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Jingoists and yellow journalists motto became “Remember the Maine!”
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- Summer '06
- MichelleAdams
- Monroe Doctrine, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Spanish–American War
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