HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 14Outline of Previous LectureI. TestOutline of Current Lecture I. America During the Age of ImperialismII. Europe’s Imperial Heyday (19th Century)III. America – traditionally anti-imperialist, but….IV. Why American Imperialism?V. The Spanish-American War (1898)VI. Anti-Imperialist FeelingsVII. Philippines – America as the new SpainVIII. American Imperialism continues through the 20th centuryCurrent Lecture I. America During the Age of Imperialism We join Great Britain, France, Germany, as a big power We become Colonizers in 1898o There is conflicto Intense arguments over whether we should be colonizers and wield our power over other countrieso The reason for colonizing is so you have more power, you can take the natural resources and the economic wealth from that region or country Imperialism is the policy, the advocacy, or the practice of extending your nations power over another region or country. Often by direct territorial acquisition or in an indirect way. Imperial power is done to take control of the politics, economy and sometimes the culture. II. Europe’s Imperial Heyday (19th Century) 1880-1950 is the high water mark of European Imperialism It is mainly Europeans that are engaged in imperialismo Many of the country’s in the world were being controlled by England just like the U.S. for awhileIII. America – traditionally anti-imperialist, but….These 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. When you are a country that was a former imperial colony you realize that it is a power relationship where the colony has no choice, it is undemocratic America broke away from Europe because they didn’t want to be controlled anymore America is technically turning towards imperialism because they are kicking the Indians off their landIV. Why American Imperialism? Profito You could take natural resources, force people in that country to buy your productso They have access to markets Power and Prestigeo You can control their politics o Alfred Thayer Mahan believed that America should expand its military to be able to powerful enough to control other countrieso A lot of the progressives were big advocates of imperialism because of the power and prestige Cultural Ideaso Social Darwinism Survival of the fittest Life in the big city is tooth and nail where the nations compete with each other for dominance by using militaryo Race and Christianity When they colonize other countries they shove their beliefs on those colonies White supremacy: the whites tend to see themselves as the lights of the world and when they go and colonize those dark places than they can bring light to those masseso Spreading Democracyo Masculinity – Hoganson’s “Fighting for American Manhood” Motivating American imperialism America needs to man up because they have gone softV. The Spanish-American War (1898) The Spanish are fighting ruthlessly They are losing ground so they are forced to switch to ruthless tactics America has a tendency to side with the Cubans against the spanish Two Key eventso De Lome Letter Was a letter written by a Cuban government official that was sent to a Spanish government official. A spy steals it and showsit to America. When America does nothing about the letterbecause they didn’t look at the Cuban threats as something that was serious, so the Spanish were insulted. There are calls for war. o The Maine explosionVI. Anti-Imperialist Feelings Teller Amendmento Cuba is free from Spain Anti-Imperial League Anti-Imperials angered by Platt Amendmento The Platt Amendment tells Cuba they are free but that the United States will handle their foreign policyo America also reserves the right to remove their government and placeit with another if we want it Philippines – bought for $20 millionVII. Philippines – America as the new Spain Cuba and the Philippines are taken over by America due to the war Once America gets their hands on the other country’s it is harder for them to let go The Philippines were not happy that we had gotten rid of Spain and then tookover their place and started to try and control the PhilippinesVIII. American Imperialism continues through the 20th century Nicaragua, Guatemala, Vietnam, El Salvador,
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