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AP US Chapter 22 - Imperialism
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02/28/2006

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imperialist motives
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economy (foreign trade), search for new marketplaces (economic expansion), economic safety valve (relieve ec. woes - overproduction etc)
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William H. Seward
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[NY Senator, Secretary of State 1861 – 1869]? Virgin Islands – He tried to buy them from Denmark in 1867, but the Senate and a hurricane prevented the purchase.
? Samaná Bay Naval Base – Attempt to get a base in the Dominican Republic, didn’t work.
? Intervention in Mexico – Using the Monroe Doctrine, Seward sent troops to the Mexican border in 1866 and got Napoleon III to abandon its puppet regime there.
? Alaska – In 1867 Seward bought resource-rich Alaska from Russia.
? A Worldwide Communication System - Due to the financier Cyrus Field, a transatlantic cable was built to link European and American telegraph networks. This network was then extended to Latin America as well.
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"ALABAMA" claims
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GB used "ALABAMA" in naval warfare against US in civil war... US demanded reparations
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Open Sea Sealing
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agreement reached between GB and US
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Samoa
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Germany, GB, and US fought over the port of Pago Pago - reached agreement in which they split it
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Capt. Alfred T. Mahan
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promoted the NEW NAVY idea... enlarge navy to protect foreign trade
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McKinley Tariff of 1890
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got rid of the duty-free sugar provision
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Annexation Club
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the elite of Hawaii resisted the queen's wishes not to be annexed and pushed annexation thru
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Newlands Resolution (1898)
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McKinley's bill for Hawaii's annexation
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Jose Marti
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1895 revolution leader in Cuba, revolting for freedom from spain
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Wilson-Gorman Tariff
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taxed Cuba's sugar for profit
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Teller Amendment
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Claimed that the US wasn't interested in Cuba's annexation, but the explosion of the "MAINE" pushed US into war
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motivations for Cuban war
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1)humanitarian 2)business 3)imperialistic 4)social gospel 5)sensationalism
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Anti-Imperialistic League
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ultimately unsuccessful due to domestic policy divisions between the participants, and the fact that the US had already annexed the islands.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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led the 1899 Filipino Rebellion
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Jones Act (1916)
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vaguely promised independence for Philipinnes once a "stable government" was formed
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Open Door policy
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equal trade opportunities btwn countries... big influence in US foreign policy
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dollar diplomacy
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required the use of private funds for investment in order to further diplomatic goals
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Platt Amendment (1903-1934)
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(CUBA) forced all treaties to go through the US first and granted the US the right to intervene to preserve independence and domestic order. Troops returned intermittently as a result of protests of the PA, which gave Cuba no independence at all.
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Treaty of Paris
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ended the Spanish/American/Cuban/Philipino War
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Puerto Rico
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taken under Treaty of Paris
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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (1901)
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GB pulls out of Panamanian affairs, so they didn't have anything to do with the Panama Canal
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Roosevelt Corollary [to Monroe Doctrine]
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Added in 1904, this section warned LA to stabilize politics and finances, and made the US “an international police power.” This allowed for frequent US interventions [troops, etc.] in LA up to 1917.
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Diaz
Definition
dictator of Mexico
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