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Name: Class Period: America Becomes a World Power-the Age of Imperialism Guiding Questions What is imperialism? What was the Monroe doctrine? What factors motivated American imperialism? How did the Spanish American war represent imperialism? What was Big Stick Diplomacy? What was Dollar Diplomacy? What was Moral Diplomacy? What was the Roosevelt Corollary? How were American presidents (Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson) similar and/or different in their policies toward Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific? How did the US acquire Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska? Why was the Panama Canal important to the US? What was the “Open Door” Policy? "Imperialism (Visual)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. Introduction During the 1890s, the United States showed little interest in foreign affairs. Its army, with just 28,000 soldiers, was one-twentieth the size of France's or Germany's. Its 10,000-man navy was a sixth the size of Britain's and half the size of Spain's. Toward the end of the 19th century, interest in foreign affairs mounted. Some worried that the United States was being left behind in the scramble for territory, markets, raw materials, and outlets for investment. Others, such as the naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan, believed that national prosperity depended on control of sea lanes. Still others believed that the United States had a special mission to uplift backwards peoples. Beginning in the late 1880s, a new assertiveness characterized American foreign policy, evident in disputes with Germany, Chile, and Britain. In 1893, Americans in Hawaii forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate; the United States annexed Hawaii five years later. War with Spain in 1898 led to the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, where the United States confronted a two-year insurrection. Fear that the United States was being shut out of trade with China led Secretary of State John Hay to issue the 1899 Open Door Note. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would exercise “international police power” in the Western Hemisphere. The United States assisted Panama in securing its independence from Columbia in order to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Source : digital history US as a World Power Chart Question What is imperialism? What was the Monroe Doctrine? What factors motivated American imperialism? Answer Why is this important in understanding this era in history (US Imperialism)? Source Question Explain how the US became involved in the Spanish American War. How did the US acquire the Philippines? Answer Why is this important in understanding this era in history (US imperialism)? Source Question What was Big Stick Diplomacy? What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What was Dollar Diplomacy? What was Moral Diplomacy? Answer Why is this important in understanding this period in US History (Imperialism)? Source Question Answer How did the US acquire Puerto Rico? Hawaii? Alaska? Hawaii Puerto Rico Alaska How did the US acquire the Panama Canal? Why was the Panama Canal so important to the US? What was the Open Door Policy? Why is this important in understanding this period in History? (Imperialism) Source Putting it All Together: America Becomes a World Power Which theory of imperialism best explains US actions during the late 19th and early 20th century? Bullet point your evidence below. BE SURE TO CITE YOUR SOURCES. Humanitarian Defense Economic
