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An Emerging World Power Lyrics

�An Emerging World Power United States History Verse: Strong nations would spread their political visions By controlling weaker territories, it’s imperialism �They removed the raw materials from the colonies This is what we call an extractive economy Survival of the fittest was a part of the system This idea is called Social Darwinism �America wanted free trade, not colonies This is called the Open Door Policy

�Cubans began to like the Spanish less American flames fanned by the Yellow Press A Spanish letter with United States insults in it Led to aggressive nationalism called jingoism �Theodore Roosevelt led some tough guys in A cavalry unit called the Rough Riders A “splendid little war” put the U. S. on the world scene Spain lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, and sold the Philippines �With China in a bind, countries pursued it And split it into distinct spheres of influence

�Restricting the new independence Of Cuba was the Platt Amendment They figured out how to cut thousands of miles �By connecting the oceans with the Panama Canal Through promoting human rights and integrity Wilson pursued “moral diplomacy” �Chorus: �An emerging world power new land acquired But was the United States becoming an empire? Many different views on how it was supposed to be Big stick, dollar, and moral diplomacy