Exam 1 Study GuideExamples of expansionismHawaii:1/2 of Hawaii was HawaiiansDole: Owned largest plantation, political figureThe queen declared a new constitution- gave the power back to HawaiiansWithin one week dole went to pearl harbor, borrowed a cannon and aimed it at her house until she surrenderedThey then rose the American flagThey had no authority to do thisPresident Cleveland was not interested in expansion, fired the Hawaiian embassador, hired a new one who tried to reconcile with the queenThe queen said that if she was back in power she would cut off American headsDole claimed an independent country of Hawaii on july 4thTexas was not the only independent country before it became a stateThe US passed a resolution apologizing for the American behavior in the Hawaiian Islands.The Spanish-American warMonroe doctrine- united states is supreme in the western hemisphereweyler- came in with his forces and built concentration camps in Cubarise of yellow journalismjoseph Pulitzer William R HearstP- sent red badge of courage authorW- sent Winston church hillYou furnish the pictures ill furnish the war- PCisneros- the Spanish captured herPullitzer sent down a journalist and rescued Cisneros brought her out on madison square gardenNewspaper- unable to tell truth from fictionTo warMcKinley- not interested in intervening in CubadeLome Letter- Spanish ambassador wrote a letter to the Spanish king saying how mckinley was a week man. The letter was stolen and ended up on the front page of the Pullitzer newspaperAmericans were outraged and then the USS Maine exploded in Pearl Harborthe papers went ballistic claiming that someone betrayed them and that enemies blew it upscuba gear was not available to investigateit was an internal explosion we later found out which means it wasn’t the Spanish6 weeks of pressure mountingMcKinley sends an ultimatum on april fools daySaid Spain- stop concentration camp, sign an armistice, give Cuba independenceThe war reasonsSpain accepted all of them within a few days ( we won)But McKinley asked congress for war… and they declared it because the people demanded it April 20This war unified America.. ended the country divisionBryan and Roosevelt were both GeneralsDemocracy v. Spanish MonarchySank the Spanish fleet in one afternoonSmoked Yankees- ¼ of those invading Cuba were African Americans. Race riots in Tampa due to black soldiers being on the trains. They ended up winning 5 congressional medals of honorUS lost 386 men (many died from disease)Sent Walter Reed- yellow fever vaccinationPeace of Paris, and terms- Spain had to give Cuba money to rebuild, gave independence to all their possessions in the CaribbeanPro v. Anti-Imperialists ( to take or not to take the Philippines)Will America accept colonies? Will they be covered by the constitution? Idea of the republic? Race? expense? Education? Labor? Will they be able to take our jobs, and immigrate?Anti- Carnegie, Mark Twain, Jane AdamsPro- captain mohan, teddy Roosevelt, the pressIf the US doesn’t take them, who will?Churches were eager to spread the gospel. McKinley also wanted to spread ChristianityTradesmen were interestedChocolate éclair settled it. (take them)We annexed Hawaii, took Puerto Rico, took Cuba, took Guam.America’s first Guerilla warWent on for three yearsUS sent 70000 troopsGeneral (discharged for saying he didn’t want to take prisoners.. just kill and burn)US set up concentration camps in the PhilippinesUS caused the death of 250000 phillipinosThey were our colony until the 1930sNew York Times- Hillary ClintonOrigins1892 Populist Platformfacts about the 1900sLifespan 478000 cars144 miles of paved roadmax speed 10mphtallest structure- Eiffel tower200-400 dollars /year avg wage90% of doctors had no college degreetotal us pop 76000000john WilliamFlorence berthaProblems1892 populist platformChild labor (2 million children) no federal laws, avg amount of schooling kids had in 1900 was 5 yearsNo juvenile courts everyone tried as an adult, put in jail with adultsAwful working conditions, 60+ hour weeks,Rise of trusts and monopolies5000 companies 300 trustsin equal distribution of wealth ( the robber barons)1% of rich held 50% of Americas wealthwanted rich to pay a federal income taxurbanization- water supply, power, housing, sewage, crowding, flush toilet was invented( Thomas crapper)Rise of crimeNew york murders increased 4 timesThe rise of prostitution (5000 women in philly) (stockade in salt lake city had 150 prostitutes) (texas A&M had one. Brothels were shut down and women moved to the streets.500,000 workers maimed or killed every yearTheater- not enough fire escapes, 602 diedTriangle Factory-on the 7th floor… fire escape equipment only reached the 5th floor. 60 women trapped on the roof and had to jump from the roof… not one survived. 150 ended up dying. National call on the fed government to pass regulations on buildings.ProgressivesMuckrakers- looking for the troubleSteffens- from cali, went to berkeley, asked for a year to travel the world, travelled all over Europe, wrote articles about the shame of America compared to Europe. He wrote about corruption, prostitution. Cosmopolitan started as a progressive journalLa Follette- Wisconsin gov, then senator,asked how he could improve gov. merged proffesorate with gov.Adams. Hull House- Jane established hull house for immigrants to Chicago so they could learn English, locate apartmetns, get work. She won the nobel prizeMost were native born, protestantsCollege graduatesIndividual middle calssMajor Reform period beginning with teddy RooseveltTeddy RooseveltRan for straight legislature at 23Outdoorsman- bought an enormous piece of land and later gave it to the American peopleWife and mother died the same dayBecame police commissioner in new york cityAssistant sec of NavyAsked to be commissioned became lieutenant colonelBrooks bro. uniformPicked as second in command of the rough ridersTook athletes, national tennis champion, farmers, cowboys.They trained down in San AntonioRough riders went to daiquiriHis men were outgunned 15-1He lost 200 men in that battle but he still wonHe later wrote that san juan was the greatest day of his lifeHe was immediately nominated for gov of new yorkMckinley asked Roosevelt to be his vp candidateIn 1901 bill mckinley was shot in the belly. They couldn’t find the bullet and he died one week later and teddy Roosevelt became president at 42Longest living president lived to be 90 (john adams)The