United States Imperialism Yes we were bad guys

United States Imperialism Yes, we we’re bad guys in history too!

The Philippines • The US gained the Philippines, Guam & Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898. • Pres. Mc. Kinley was an imperialist and wanted to educate and Christianize the Filipinos. • The Filipinos, under the leadership of Emilio Agunialdo, did not want the US involved. – Philippines declared themselves independent – Fought the US & lost in 1902 – The US built schools, roads, etc. , but took advantage of the Filipinos

Hawaii • Hawaii was a very valuable place to do business- sugar plantations • American sugar plantation owners had lots of power over the Hawaiians • Due to a change in law, the plantation owners wanted the US to annex- or make Hawaii a state. – Queen Liliuokalani put up a fight, but lost. – Hawaii became a state in 1898.

Latin America • By the early 1800’s, Latin America had gained independence from the Europeans • Monroe Doctrine: the America’s (both N & S) could not be colonized again. • The US helped build the Panama Canal by forcing a Panamanian revolution against the Columbians. • Pres. T. Roosevelt issued his “Roosevelt Corollary” which said that the US had a right to be an “international police” force in the Western Hemisphere.

Mexican War • White settlers moved to Texas in order to populate the area at the request of the Mexican government. • The settlers soon wanted to be independent from Mexico. – Battle of the Alamo, Battle of San Jacinto • After 2 years of war, Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo giving California and the Southwest to the US.

Mexican Revolution • After the Mexican War, Mexico suffered a series of revolutions and changes in leadership. • Mexico had many Caudillos-or dictatorsthat left the country unstable. • 2 famous revolutionary leaders tried to fix the corruption in Mexico, but were mostly unsuccessful. – Pancho Villa & Emiliano Zapata