AMERICAN EXPANSION

Imperialism- The political, economic,

and social control of one country over another.
Reasons: Raw Materials, Markets, Military
Bases & Christianity.
* Social Darwinism Survival of the
Fittest
* The White Mans Burden
Arguments for Imperialism:
Captain Alfred Mahan- The Influence of
Sea Power Upon History
The Spanish- American War 1898
The Splendid Little War
Valeriano The Butcher Weyler
Yellow Journalism
William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer
In 1895, Cubans revolt against Spanish
rule.
President William McKinley
Admiral George Dewey
The Hero of Manila Bay
Teddy Roosevelt & The Rough Riders
Emilio Alguinaldo Filipino rebel Leader
THE USS MAINE
The Battle of San Juan Hill
HAWAII
Queen Liliuokalani
Stanford Dole
ALASKA
Rudyard Kiplings
White Mans Burden

Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captive's need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild--
Your new-caught sullen peoples,
Half devil and half child.

publish newspapers urging the US
to declare war on Spain.
February 15 , 1898
Explodes in Havana Harbor
President William McKinley
1897-1901
Personally
against going
to war with
Spain-
He is
forced by
public
opinion
to ask
Congress
to declare
war on
Spain in
April
1898.
Social Darwinism
1. Charles Darwin Publishes
On The Origins of Species 1859
2. System Naturally Selects The Fittest
3. Transferred From Individual Organisms
To Social Groups
a.) Within Societies: Superiority Of The Rich
b. ) Between Societies: Superiority Of Specific Nations
Captain Alfred Mahan
Build
a strong,
two-ocean
navy.
Build a
canal
across
the
isthmus
of
Panama.
Spanish Governor of Cuba
Valeriano Weyler
Jingoism-
Extreme
patriotism
coupled with
an aggressive
foreign policy
position.

Accused of
atrocities
against
Cuban
civilians.
Filipino Rebel Leader
Emilio Alguinaldo
Guerrilla
Warfare-
is a form of fighting
in which a small group of
armed civilians (or "irregulars")
use military tactics, such
as ambushes, sabotage and
raids.
It takes US forces two years to end
the Filipino Insurrection
Over 4,000 US soldiers die,
most from disease.
Results of the Spanish-American War
1898
*America becomes a world power by defeating
Spain.
*The Philippines, Guam & Puerto Rico
become American colonies.
*The Platt Amendment gives America
the power to intervene in Cuban affairs
& makes that island A US Protectorate
until 1959.
* 1899 Sec. State John Hay issues the
Open Door Policy with China.
Hay convinces the European powers to
end their Spheres of Influence in
China & recognize Chinas
territorial integrity by allowing it to
trade with all countries equally.
1900- The US and European Powers
defeat Chinese nationalists in the
Boxer Rebellion.
The Open Door Policy
Fidel Castro overthrows
US supported Govt.
in Cuba in 1959.
It is the obligation of advanced white cultures to
bring the benefits of civilization to backwards
people.
Journalism that exploits, distorts,
or
exaggerates the news
to create sensations and attract
readers.
Roosevelt becomes a national hero for his
bravery in Cuba at the Battle of San Juan
Hill.
Arguments Against Imperialism:
1. Morally wrong
2. Violates the idea of liberty
3. Unconstitutional
4. Impossible to govern from a long distance