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American AnthemModern American History

Chapter 7

Entering The World Stage

1898-1917

Copyright © 2009, Mr. Ellington

Ruben S. Ayala High School

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1. The Lure of Imperialism

A: Imperialist Activity

B: Taking Control of Hawaii

C: Influence in China

D: Influence in Japan

2. The Spanish-American War

A: Simmering Unrest in Cuba

B: Americans Get War Fever

C: The Course of War

D: Annexing the Philippines

3. Roosevelt and Latin America

A: Cuba and Puerto Rico

B: The Panama Canal

C: The Roosevelt Corollary

D: Reshaping U.S. Diplomacy

4. Wilson and the Mexican Revolution

A: Dictatorship Sparks a Revolution

B: The United States Intervene

C: The Revolution Concludes

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Chapter 7: Entering the World Stage, 1898-1917

Part 1: The Lure of Imperialism

Section 1A: Imperialist Activity

• In 1867 US bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million

• World powers, led by England scrambled to build their own empires in the late 1800s and early 1900s


Section 1B:Taking Control of Hawaii

• American missionaries and traders started settling in Hawaii in the 1820s bringing disease and the Island under American influence

• In 1893, American sugarcane planters gained overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and asked to be annexed by the US

• After a 5 year wait, Congress narrowly approved Hawaii’s annexation


Section 1C: Influence in China

• In 1890s, China was carved up into several “spheres of influence”

• US Secretary of State, John Hay, proposed an “Open Door” policy for China in hopes of allowing US access to China’s markets

• Boxer Rebellion of Chinese nationalists was put down by 20,000 foreign troops and increased support for US Open Door policy


Section 1D: Influence in Japan

• In the mid-1800s, Japan decided to modernize and industrialize to compete with the US and European powers

• Japan gained influence after it seized Taiwan and attacked Russia

• In 1907, TR sent our “Great White Fleet” to impress Japan’s military

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Part 2: The Spanish-American War

Section 2A: Simmering Unrest in Cuba

• By 1890, Spain had lost all its N. American colonies except Cuba

• Spanish forces brutally repressed Cuban rebels and thousands of Cubans died from disease in concentration camps


Section 2B: Americans Get War Fever

• Many Americans sympathized with Cuban’s desire for independence

• Main causes for US declaring war on Spain: (1) Yellow journalism, (2) The de Lôme letter, (3) Explosion of USS Maine in Havana harbor

• The US promised Cuba its freedom in the Teller Amendment days before war started


Section 2C: The Course of War

• Dewey’s surprise defeat of the Spanish fleet and Emilio Aguinaldo’s rebels’ capture of Manila led to Aug. 1898 US capture of Philippines

• US soldiers were poorly equipped and many died from disease

• Most soldiers, such as the Rough Riders, were volunteers

• US captured Cuba and Puerto Rico after several weeks of fighting

• War cost $250 million and thousands of lives, but it gave the US an empire


Section 2D: Annexing the Philippines

• Expansionists argued in favor of annexation on economic, strategic, and humanitarian grounds, while other opposed it as a violation of America’s democratic ideals and feared a wave of new immigrants

• Decision to annex led to a bloody 3 year uprising and many deaths

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Part 3: Roosevelt and Latin America

Section 3A: Cuba and Puerto Rico

• US Army doctors helped eradicate yellow fever in Cuba in 6 months

• Cuba was forced to write a new constitution with the Platt Amendment that allowed US to intervene if it deemed necessary

• Puerto Rico became a US territory and later its people were given US citizenship and it eventually became a self-governing commonwealth


Section 3B:The Panama Canal

• French had tried and failed to build a canal in Panama in the 1880s

• After the Columbian Senate rejected a US canal treaty, Roosevelt supported a revolution in Panama and then signed a treaty with the new country

• The canal took 44,000 workers ten years to build and is one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century


Section 3C:The Roosevelt Corollary

• The 1823 Monroe Doctrine had warned European countries not to colonize in the Americas but TR feared debts would undo it

• The Roosevelt Corollary made the US a police power in the Western Hemisphere and had the US collect foreign debts to prevent conflict


Section 3D: Reshaping U.S. Diplomacy

• Taft supported “Dollar Diplomacy” which promoted US economic interests and used them to achieve American policy goals

• Wilson favored moral diplomacy, emphasizing humanitarianism

Part 4: Wilson and the Mexican Revolution

Section 4A: Dictatorship Sparks a Revolution

• Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico as a dictator from 1877-1910 until he was overthrown by a series of uprisings in different parts of the country

• Victoriano Huerta murdered the newly elected president, Madero, in 1913 leading to chaos throughout the country

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Section 4B: The United States Intervenes

• Wilson refused to recognize Huerta’s government and was angered by the brief arrest of US sailors (the Tampico incident)

• To stop a German arms shipment, Wilson ordered the occupation of Vera Cruz costing hundreds of lives and almost leading to war

• Mediation by the ABC powers led the US to withdraw in 6 months


Section 4C:The Revolution Concludes

• After Huerta fled, the US supported Carranza against Zapata and Villa who Wilson feared might confiscate US property in Mexico

• In retaliation, Villa attacked Americans along the border and was unsuccessfully pursued by the US Army for over a year

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