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Opener:
In 1898 the United States successfully fought a short war with Spain. One of the results of the war was that several
Spanish colonies fell into American hands. Two of these were Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The United States made it
quite clear that it would not keep Cuba. But what of the Philippines? Americans at the time were uncertain what to do.
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Look carefully at the cartoon and answer
the questions.
1. What is the date of the cartoon?
2. Manila is a city. It is the capital of
what Asian country?
3. What does the eagle appear to be
staring at?
4. What does the bald eagle represent?
5. How could you use the cartoon to
support American imperialism?
6. How could you use the cartoon to criticize American imperialism?
Imperialism Notes: Presidential Foreign Policies
I. “Opening the Door to Asia”: Open Door Policy
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• Open Door Policy (1899)
– Solution to the maneuvering among all countries to secure China (U.S., Japan, Britain, Germany, France,
Russia).
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• China weak and taken advantage of by foreigners
• Rising tensions/competition between US and Japan
– Japan gains Manchuria
II. Japan Rising
• Introduced to Western Military Technology—1853, American Matthew Perry’s expedition
• Meiji Restoration (1868-1912)
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• Create imperial empire
– Defeat Russians (1905): Russo-Japanese War
• Japan a force to be reckoned with in Asia…
• Rising Tensions with U.S.
– Japan angry at racism toward Japanese Amer.
– Gentleman’s Agreement w/ Japan
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