Define Imperialism The political and economic rule of

Define Imperialism • The political and economic rule of one country over another less powerful country. • For the purposes of gaining markets and Natural resources

Imperialism Reasons for Imperialism • Military or Strategic Interests • Commercial & Business Interests • Ideas of Social Darwinism • Religious or Missionary Interests • Closing of the Frontier

Alaska-1867 Seward’s Folly Hawaii-Queen Lil out Spanish- American war Markets and Natural Resources Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary

William Seward

Western Hemisphere Monroe Doctrine

Alaska

Pipeline

Info on the pipeline • The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was designed and constructed to move oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the northern most ice- free port- Valdez, Alaska. • Length: 800 miles. • Diameter: 48 inches. • Crosses three mountain ranges and over 800 rivers and streams. • Cost to build: $8 billion in 1977, largest privately funded construction project at that time. • Construction began on March 27, 1975 and was completed on May 31, 1977. • First oil moved through the pipeline on June 20, 1977. • Over 14 billion barrels have moved through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. • First tanker to carry crude oil from Valdez: ARCO Juneau, August 1, 1977.

Exxon Valdez

Alfred T. Mahan

Alfred T. Mahan • The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

Queen Liliuokalani

Finally on January 17, 1893, the Queen faced the inevitable and surrendered under protest. On January 31, Minister Stevens, at the request of the Provisional Government's advisory council, raised the U. S. flag over Honolulu. Annexation was thought to be a mere formality. President Cleveland's administration concluded that the monarchy had been overthrown by force with the complicity of the U. S. minister.

James Drummond Dole “The Pineapple King”

Pineapples

Hawaii

Empire • Crucible Of Empire: The Spanish American War

Political Monroe Doctrine Open Door policy Roosevelt Corollary Dollar Diplomacy “Spheres of Influence” Economic Open Door Policy Purchase of Alaska Boxer Rebellion “Yellow Journalism” Social Darwinism Joseph Pulitzer William R. Hearst de. Lome letter

Spanish-American War • Humanitarian concerns • Yellow Journalism • Economic Interests • De. Lome letter • Sinking of the USS Maine

WAR • In order for America to take its rightful place amongst the worlds power many felt we needed to control a vast imperial empire. This empire would provide a market for our goods, raw materials for our factories and protection for our commercial interests. The expansion was, as previously discussed, justified by the need for our people to expand commercially and the social Darwinist idea of the white man's burden. With this need in mind eyes turned towards Spain, a once mighty empire, still with vast colonial holdings many of them in our Caribbean backyard, was now a much weaker nation than us. They were ripe for the picking and a their imperial holdings would be the spoils of victory.

• I. The Spanish American War • A. What caused an increase in tension between the United States and Spain? • 1. In 1895 civil war broke out in Cuba between Spain and the Cubans. • 2. The conflict was described by Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont as bloody and brutal. • 3. Newspapers (particularly those owned by William Randolph Hearst) reported the brutality of the Spanish General Weyler in graphic and often biased terms. The New York Journal reports ". . . blood on the roadsides, blood in the villages, blood, blood!" American newspapers were clearly pushing the nation towards intervention in the Cuban situation.

B. What event pushed the United States into war with Spain? 1. The De. Lome Letter - A letter by Spanish Ambassador to the United States Enrique De. Lome was intercepted by Hearst's newspaper and published on the front page. The De. Lome letter called President Mc. Kinley ". . . weak and a bidder for the affections of the people. . . a would be politician who leaves a door open behind himself while at the same time trying to appease the jingoes of his party. " (The term "jingo" comes from a term used at the turn of the century to describe one who was intensely nationalistic and often militaristic. ) The De. Lome letter embarrassed Mc. Kinley and brought us one step closer to war.

“Yellow Journalism” • The Sensational Beginnings of Yellow Journalism. In order to increase circulation, the publishers of these papers often exploited their position by sponsoring a flamboyant and irresponsible approach to news reporting that became known as "yellow journalism. "

“Yellow Journalism”

Yellow Journalism • William Randolph Hearst • New York Journal • Joseph Pulitzer • New York World

USS Maine

USS Maine

USS Maine Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

USS Cole The Attack on the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. (Terrorist Attack)

USS Cole

Spanish -American War

Cuba

Philippines

The life of Adm. George Dewey

Rough Riders • In the Summer of 1898, one of America's most famous cavalry regiments, under the leadership of a young man named Theodore Roosevelt, made a historical charge that made men into legends and turned the page of history.

Theodore Roosevelt

Rough Riders

Changing role of the Presidency Roosevelt brings the Presidency into the Modern era.

Panama Canal

Roosevelt Corollary • Extended the Monroe Doctrine • Locked out European nations from collecting on their debts • International police powers

President Roosevelt Treaty of Portsmouth

President Roosevelt • • • International Peace Agreement Treaty of Portsmouth Building of the Panama Canal “Big Stick Policy” Roosevelt Corollary Great White Fleet

“Spheres of Influence”

Open Door

Role of the US Today • ? Iraq • ? North Korea • ? Terrorism • ?