Download U.S. Becomes A World Power

THE UNITED STATES BECOMES A WORLD POWER
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
- Late 1800s: ____________________________________________________________
- America attempting to build an empire
- ___________________________: no new frontier; desire to expand still present
- ________________________________________ to continue economic growth
- Increase American ___________________________________________
- Admiral Mahan’s sea power theory: U.S. needs fueling stations for strong navy
- Uplift and civilize the backwards savages: “____________________________”
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (1898)
- Spain controlled Cuba
- ______________________________________________________________________
- Cuban citizens began to revolt and demand independence
- _________________________________________________________________
- ________________________ was sent to Cuba
- _______________ stolen from a Spanish diplomat criticizing McKinley published
- February 15, 1898 - The ___________________ mysteriously exploded (260 died)
- “________________________” ___________________________ fueled passions for war
- Political and public pressure forced McKinley to ask Congress to declare war on Spain
- The Splendid Little War – April 1898
- ____________________________: addition to the declaration of war which
promised the U.S. would not take permanent control of Cuba
- First shots fired in the ______________________ (Spanish colony)
- Commodore Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in Philippines
- Land war fought in _____________________________
- Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill
- _______________________________ for the U.S. - few casualties
- Treaty of Paris (1899)
- U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines for $20 million
- Cuba becomes “independent” in 1902
- The __________________________________ to the Cuban Constitution
- U.S. could intervene in Cuban affairs to “maintain order”, even if Cuba did
not want American involvement
- Cuba must sell/lease land to U.S. for naval bases
- U.S. denied Independence to Philippines, annexed it instead
- McKinley believed that the ____________________________________________
- After 3 year battle, U.S. crushed Filipino rebellion in 1901
- ___________________________________________________________________
THE U.S. AS A DEVELOPING WORLD POWER IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
- Teddy Roosevelt: “______________________________________________________”
- Sent “____________________” on a 46,000 mile trip around the world (1907-1909)
- Wanted to show the world U.S. naval power
- American Market Expansion
- More products were being made than could be used
- Industrialists demanded access to ______________________________
- Entrepreneurs __________________________ (Asia, Caribbean, Latin America)
- __________________________________________________________________! (1903)
- People dreamed of a closer link between the Atlantic and the Pacific
- ____________________________________ and caused a revolution
- _________________________________ and purchased the rights to build the canal
- Gave U.S. the ability to expand influence around the world
- ____________________________________ (1904)
- Expanded Monroe Doctrine (1823) - No more European colonization in Americas
- __________________________________________________________________
- Protect our “________________________________________________________”
THE U.S. AS A DEVELOPING WORLD POWER IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE
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THE IRONY OF ASIA
- _____________________ against and _____________________ with Asia influenced American
foreign policy at the turn of the century.
- Americans in the U.S. despised Chinese immigrants, yet thousands of _____________________
went abroad to try to “save” the more than 450,000,000 Chinese citizens.
- These uninvited and often unwanted missionaries expected ________________ to protect them.
- Though most American citizens did not want Chinese in America, industrialists were more than
willing to take advantage of the huge ________________ for American goods.
- The ______________________________ was designed to provide equal access to China for all
western nations and ensure that China’s ________________________________ was respected.
- To further U.S. goals in China, McKinley decided to _____________________________________.
A war resulted with revolutionaries led by _________________________ in which 4,200 American
troops were killed; relatively few fatalities when compared to the 15,000 rebels and 200,000 civilians
who were killed.
PROTECTING AMERICAN MARKETS
- ________________________________________________ (1904-1905)
- First time an Asian nation defeated a European nation in war
- ________________________________ (favored Japan) and won the Nobel Peace Prize
- ________________________________________________ (1907)
- School segregation in San Francisco would end but immigration would be limited
- ________________________________________________ (1908)
- Japan and the U.S. would respect each others territorial claims in Asia and the Pacific
- _______________________________________________ in China would be protected
EUROPEAN RELATIONS
- During this time period the United States also became involved in settling European disputes,
particularly over colonial holdings…once again working hard to protect __________________
- Roosevelt defused a crisis between Germany and France over Morocco
- Taft arbitrated a dispute between France and Great Britain over Liberia
- U.S. market depended on global trade; European war would have been disastrous