HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 15Outline of Previous LectureI. 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 centuryOutline of Current Lecture I. Spanish and American WarII. Places America wanted to expand toIII. World War ICurrent Lecture I. Spanish and American War Jingoist – They wanted to prove their masculinity by fightingo They wanted political powero They felt it was their duty to control others and show them how to be whiteso Thy looked at other races as children who needed to be guidedo They didn’t want others to give up on the American idealo They are very open about market expansion and using those other races for their benefito War of liberationII. Places America wanted to expand to Hawaii Phillipines Puerto Rico Cuba – when Cuba was liberated from Spain the U.S. passed the Teller amendment saying they can’t negotiate any foreign treaty’s without AmericasconsentIII. World War IThese 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. International power – another step for America to gaining more power Fight between Germany, Austria, Hungary vs. English, France, U.S. Colonial Expansion is what leads to the war Austria, Germany, France, and England are fighting over the same land in Africa All these nations are industrialists colonists who are fighting over who will control the subjected people that have a lot of
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