Chapter+20+-+The+Imperial+Republic

H.W: Read + Take Notes pg. 544-549

Uncle Sam Cartoon:

Uncle Sam is getting fatter and fatter and president McKinley, is "adjusting America" to it. As America continues to imperialize, the country continues to grow bigger and bigger. Class: Boat Transportation is the key transportation method at the time. Countries own different parts of the world. New Manifest Destiny -> Overseas. New Era of expansion.

Imperialism in the 20th Century


 * Imperialism** - Empire Building. International Expansion


 * Goals**:
 * Extend control
 * Spread Democracy, Capitalism, Christianity, and English.
 * Natural Resources
 * New source of labor
 * Military Base
 * Trading Posts/New Markets


 * Justifications**:
 * Belief in Social Darwinism
 * "God wants this for us" because we live correctly. Democracy, Capitalism, and Christianity are correct.
 * U.S History --> Previous Wars + Precedent of Manifest Destiny

- America is getting __Bigger__ American appetite for money, business, city, cars, oil, steel, connected to Second Industrial Revolution.

H.W: Read + Take Notes pg. 549-562

The Spanish American War


 * The war was caused by the incidents surrounding Cuba.
 * They were being oppressed and treated inhumanly by the Spanish.
 * Cubans had seeked freedom from Spain for years, and Americans were sympathetic with the Cubans.
 * Spain put Cubans in concentration camps and this was shocking to the American presses.
 * Constant support from the press towards war pressured the president into going to war with Spain.
 * However the president wanted to remain neutral. he later seeked peaceful agreements.
 * 2 instances really tipped America into going to war - Letter from Dupuy de Lome and the sinking of the Maine.
 * April 25 1898, the U.S declared war on Spain.

Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, Guam.


 * After beating the Spanish, the U.S took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Guam.
 * They practically replaced Spain in Cuba since Cubans did not want to be under American control.
 * They eventually gained its independence from the U.S but the U.S still played a key role in Cuba's economy.
 * Puerto Ricans were more acceptant and benefited from being a U.S territory.
 * The Philippines posed a question of anexation.
 * Ultimately the U.S made them a U.S territory.
 * Due to the Spanish American War, the U.S now became a strong imperialistic nation.