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HIST 102 1st Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture A. U.S. involvement in HawaiiB. U.S. interest in CubaC. U.S., Spain, and CubaD. U.S., Spain, and the PhillipinesE. The end of the waOutline of Current Lecture A. William McKinley and his foreign policyB. Theodore Roosevelt became PresidentC. Roosevelt and the Panama CanalD. U.S. and its naval powerE. The Progressive Movement BeganCurrent LectureTheodore Roosevelt’s Foreign and Domestic PoliciesA. William McKinley and his foreign policya. Platt Amendment, 1901—conditions for Cuban independencei. Cuba was not allowed to make treaties with foreign countriesii. U.S. was allowed to intervene in Cuba politics and economic policyiii. Cuba was to sell and lease U.S. land for naval stations, which would allow the eventual establishment of the Guantanamo Bay prisonb. Foraker Act, 1900—U.S. conditions for Puerto Rico did not grant independencei. Some political and economic independence grantedii. Puerto Rico was annexed as an American territory, implying a road to statehood that has never been fulfillediii. In 1917, all Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenshipiv. In 1944, Puerto Rico was granted its own governorc. McKinley reelected in 1900 electionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. McKinley gained huge popularity due to his term’s expansionist policies, asuccessful war, and economic successii. McKinley won overwhelmingly over the Democrat candidate W.S. Bryant, who ran again this time not under silver and anti-big business, but under international policy and criticizing imperialism and McKinley’s enslavement of the Phillipinesiii. Runningmate Theodore Roosevelt, who Republicans placed in the vice president position hoping to keep him from “causing trouble”B. Theodore Roosevelt became Presidenta. McKinley was assassinated only 6 months into officeb. Roosevelt came from a wealthy New York family, growing up with a father who was the man to start the first privately funded project to help poor childrenc. A Harvard graduate, he decided to become a politician, which was unusual for wealthy and educated people, but he decided it was the best way to help peopled. Roosevelt became president at only 42 years old, the youngest e. Roosevelt had 6 kids, rode horses, and was known for sparring with boxers, which left him partially blindf. Famous Mississippi black bear hunting story—after unsuccessful attempts to find a black bear for week, his assistant found him a baby black bear to shoot. He refused and the story earned him the nickname and invention of the Teddy Bearg. Roosevelt believed war was good, but also believed that it was better to limit army power and influence the world in other ways h. He sought to extend the U.S.’ spheres of influence, mostly for third world resourcesC. Roosevelt and the Panama Canala. France had paid Colombia, who had control of Panama, for rights to dig, but the project was abandoned less than halfway finished after many obstaclesb. Roosevelt saw an opportunity for the U>S. to take on the projectc. Through negotiations with France and Colombia, the $40 million was too much moneyd. The U.S. underhandedly/secretly started funneling weapons and money to the Panamans to fight Colombians for independencee. U.S. agreed to pay Panamans $10 million, plus an additional $200,000 every year for the canalf. Teddy Roosevelt made a visit to the site, becoming the first president to leave thecountry while in officeg. The Panama Canal opened in 1914, after Roosevelt had left officeD. U.S. and its naval powera. In a show of “flexing its muscles,” the U.S. sent its Great White Fleet of 16 naval battleships on a 45,000 mile world tourb. This would especially show a compensation of U.S. power to the Spanish and Japanese after having to compromisec. Many Americans were critical of an expensive move, worrying that it would provoke other countriesd. Roosevelt became famous for his policy at this time: “Speak softly and carry a bigstick”E. The Progressive Movement begana. 1901 marked the beginning of a very broad social movement that sought change in issues relating to women’s rights, child labor, temperance, food industry standards, and working conditions for laborersb. Essentially, it was spurred by a group of whistleblowers, mostly muckraking journalists who wanted to curb abuses in government and businessc. Eventually, the movement developed into a political party that bridged many of the party


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