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Chapter 8
America Builds An Empire
New Imperialism
Beginning in the 1880s the British, French, Belgians,
Italians, Dutch, Spanish and Germans began to take
on new colonies for new markets and raw materials.
Important
Western Imperialism was stimulated by:
• Quest for new markets
• Nationalistic pride and rivalries between
powers
• The desire to spread Christianity
• An ongoing quest for raw materials
American Imperialism
• Sen. Albert J. Beveride
• Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Alfred Thayer Mahan
And many others were all
in favor of the Unites
States expanding its
territory
Captain Mahan
• Mahan wrote published a book
entitled The Influence of Sea
power upon History, 16601783
• He argued that sea power was
essential to national greatness
• He believed the U.S. needed a
powerful navy, foreign
commerce, colonies , naval
bases, and an isthmian canal to
connect the Caribbean to the
Pacific and spread Western
civilization in the Pacific.
Religion and Imperialism
• Imperialism was not just economic it also had
racist and religious overtones as well
• Many in the United States including President
McKinley used Social Darwinism to justify the
economic exploitation of territorial conquest.
• The idea of the fittest will survive and the white
(Anglo-Saxon) protestants were the fittest
• There was a strong anti-Catholic sentiment during
this era
Seward’s Folly
• Sec. of State William H.
Seward in 1867 bought
Alaska for 7.2 million from
Russia
• At the time the United
States was hoping that
British Columbians would
join the U.S.
• At the time many Americans
thought Folly was wrong to
buy the icebox however
Alaska would prove a good
investment.
Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani
Yellow Journalism and the War of 1898
William Randolph Hearst’s
New York Journal
Joseph Pulitzer’s
New York World
Remember the Maine!
Spanish-American War
• The
first major victory
for American forces in
the Spanish-American
war was at Manila Bay
•The Assistant
Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
had sent the U.S. Navy
to Asia in expectation
of a war between Spain
and America
•The Spanish forces
surrenders to the
Americans on August
13, 1898
The Spanish-American War: The Caribbean, 1898
Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders"
Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders"
The Philippine-American War 1899-1902
Emilio Aguinaldo and other leaders of the Filipino insurgents
Open Door Policy
• Secretary of State John
Hay proposed this policy
to Britain, Germany,
Russia, Japan, Italy, &
France
• This policy proposed that
foreign powers keep the
China trade open to all
nations on an equal basis
• And so it would remain
until 40 years later when
in 1941 World War II
began with Japan
The Election of 1900
New
Vice Presidential
Candidate
Vs.
William J. Bryan
Democrats
Anti-Imperialist
Anti-Philippine War
President
William McKinley
Republican
Assassinated
President
September, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt
Youngest @ 42 years. old
TR: “Speak softly, and carry a big stick”
The U.S. & Europe