HIST 2112 1ST Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I.1901-1913, William Howard Taft II. 1909, Payne Aldrich Tariff III. 1910, Gifford PinchotIV. 1912, New Mexico, Arizona StatehoodV. 1912, Theodore Roosevelt Progressive “Bull Moose” PartyVI. New Nationalism-Theodore Roosevelt V. New Freedom-WilsonVII. 1913, Wilson Takes OfficeVIII. Global IssuesOutline of Current Lecture IX.By the End of 1890sX. 1890, Hawaii loses favored trade statusXI. 1895, Cuban insurrection against SpainXII. 1898, Remember the Maine! (To Hell with Spain)XIII. 1899, Philippine InsurrectionXIV. 1901, Platt AmendmentXV. Philippines Lead to ChinaXVI. Building the Panama Canala. 1901, Hay-Pauncefote Treatyb. 1903, Hay-Bunau-Varilla TreatyXVII. “I took Panama, while Congress debated it” XVIII. 1905, Russo-Japanese WarCurrent Lecture9/17/13: Seizing an American Empire By the End of 1890s:- Us boundaries are fleshed out- Leads people to develop idea of global expansion out of worry of “not enough” (overproduction, exhausting native resources)- Whites are stigmatizing non-whitesThese 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. Whites occupy non-white territory Purchase Alaska for $7 million to remove Russians from North America- US wanted territory between us and China- Mass journalism is flourishing News is circulating  Americans are gaining an exposure to a broad range of reporting 1890, Hawaii loses favored trade status:- Hawaii was colonized several times before US obtained it- Hawaiian fruit and sugar was not taxed, until foreign capitalists took over and the McKinley tariff removed favor status- 1893, Liliuokalani, a Hawaiian native, was overthrown- 1898, Hawaii annexed to US 1895, Cuban insurrection against Spain:- Spain has trouble overseeing Cuba- Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst The “Cuban stories” fuel sales of newspapers “Yellow Journalism” (tabloid journalism) Creates series of stereotypes that outrage Americans Valeriano “Butcher” Weylero Spanish Commanding Generalo Vilified by yellow journalism o Tried separating rebels from civilians in concentration campso Significant mortality rate- De Lome Letter 1898, Letter surfaces back to Spanish government, the Spanish Ambassador of the US refers to McKinley as “weak” and likely to start a Cuban war 1898, Remember the Maine! (To Hell with Spain):- Mysterious explosion of US battleship Maine - Journals accuse Spain- Theodore Roosevelt was frustrated that McKinley wasn’t involved with Cuba Roosevelt organized his own regimen called “Rough Riders” Goes to Cuba to fight However, there were only light casualties Roosevelt tried to get Congress to nominate him for medal of honor- Spanish held control of Philippines (which was of great strategic value) 1890- Roosevelt orders Admiral Dewey to sail to Manila, Philippines, in case of war or Spanish attack- US declares war on Spain- Capture Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico- McKinley: God says it is his duty as a man of “educating, uplifting, and Christianizing”the people  1899, Philippine Insurrection:- Lead by Emilio Aguinaldo- America killed to “Educate, Uplift, and Christianize”- Philippines were angry at Americans 1901, Platt Amendment:- Cubans agree to US establishing protection and influence- US gains Guantanamo and maintains permanent naval base- Cuba non-entanglement- US passed the amendment to Cuban Constitution Philippines Lead to China:- 1899 & 1900, Open Door Notes US wants to be sure in all “Spheres of Influence” of Chinese territorial integrity (safeguard the country’s land), and opened free trade Granted multiple international powers with equal access to China, butnot total control US is worried about power struggle in northeast Building the Panama Canal:- 1901, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty: British backed out of any agreement made with US in building a canal US and UK signed this treaty as a preliminary to the creation of the Panama Canal The treaty nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 and gave US right to create and control a canal across the Central American isthmus creating a quicker and less troublesome was from Atlantic to Pacific- 1903, Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty: Signed by US and Panama Established the Panama Canal Zone Named after its two primary negotiators, Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla, the French diplomatic representative of Panama (who had construction rights) and US Secretary of State John Hay “I took Panama, while Congress debated it” :–Famous Theodore Roosevelt quote on construction of the Panama Canal- Theodore Roosevelt shoes authority again in Presidency- 1823, Monroe Doctrine Originally issued by President James Monroe Made Europeans unable to colonize US or Latin American countries 1904, Roosevelt Corollaryo Expands Monroe doctrine o If intervention in the affairs of a Latin America state was necessary, UShad the right to exercise military force in order to keep European countries out 1905, Russo-Japanese War:- Japanese had modern war tactics and Navy unlike Russians- Theodore Roosevelt doesn’t want Japan to have upper hand- Roosevelt plays peacemaker to prevent domination in Asia and negotiates a