American Imperialism 1890 s 1917 The New Manifest

Comparison to Old Manifest Destiny Similarities: • It was the destiny of America to

Comparison to Old Manifest Destiny Differences: • Acquired islands that were already densely populated

Causes of New Manifest Destiny • To distract voters from domestic issues • The

Advocates (Supporters) • Senator Henry Cabot Lodge • Sec. of State John Hay •

Anti-Imperialists • • William Jennings Bryan (moral grounds) Mark Twain (not democratic) Andrew Carnegie

President Cleveland’s 2 nd term 1893: U. S. backed the overthrow of Hawaiian Queen

President Mc. Kinley’s Administration 1898: The Spanish American War…details to follow!

• 1898: The Open Door Policy issued by Mc. Kinley was designed to

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American Imperialism 1890 s - 1917 The New Manifest Destiny?

Comparison to Old Manifest Destiny Similarities: • It was the destiny of America to expand • America would spread democracy and Christianity

Comparison to Old Manifest Destiny Differences: • Acquired islands that were already densely populated • There was little desire to make the new possessions into new states • The islands were important for defense, trade, and international prestige

Causes of New Manifest Destiny • To distract voters from domestic issues • The need for natural resources and new markets for the industrial revolution • The western frontier was “closing” • International naval competition • Social Darwinism • “White man’s burden”

Advocates (Supporters) • Senator Henry Cabot Lodge • Sec. of State John Hay • Teddy Roosevelt (asst. sec. of the navy, VP, and pres. ) • Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence of Seapower Upon History

Anti-Imperialists • • William Jennings Bryan (moral grounds) Mark Twain (not democratic) Andrew Carnegie (increased competition) Nativists & Xenophobia (“inferior” Asian races)

Early Imperialist Actions

President Cleveland’s 2 nd term 1893: U. S. backed the overthrow of Hawaiian Queen Liliukalani; Pearl Harbor was a U. S. naval port and U. S. citizens had already developed a sugar industry there so they helped stage the revolution; official U. S. territory in 1900 1895: U. S. supported Venezuela in its boundary dispute with British Guiana; U. S. even threatened to go to war with Britain; U. S, invoked the ______ Doctrine

President Mc. Kinley’s Administration 1898: The Spanish American War…details to follow!

• 1898: The Open Door Policy issued by Mc. Kinley was designed to allow the U. S. to trade freely with the Chinese without fear of European interference • 1899: The Samoan islands became a protectorate under the divided control of the U. S. and Germany after a long dispute that also involved Britain • 1900: The Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese nationalist revolt against foreigners; required multinational force to rescue diplomats trapped in Peking