WHAT DID GEORGE TELL US QUESTION: BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE???

ANSWER: AVOID FOREIGN ALLIANCES

(MIND YOUR OWN BUISNESS)

WHAT DID JAMES (MONROE) QUESTION: OUTLINE FOR US???

ANSWER: DONT GET INVOLVED WITH

EUROPEAN WARS AVOID COLONIZATION OF OTHER NATIONS

U.S. 1890

WE BUY ALASKA IN 1867 LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF CANADA MAY FORCE BRTISH OUT

WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY DURING THE LATE 1800S??

GROWTH!!!!!!

U.S. GROWTH

EMERGING WORLD POWER

INDUSTRIAL / TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION DOES NOT ONLY TAKE PLACE IN AMERICA

EUROPEAN NATIONS GROW AS WELL LEADS TO IMPERALISM

IMPEREALISM = EFFORT TO CREATE EMPIRES BY CONTROLLING FOREIGN LANDS (COLONIZATION)

CAN THERE BE TOO MUCH QUESTION: PRODUCTION / GROWTH IN THE U.S. TOO FAST?

ANSWER:

YES!

CONSUMPTION CANT KEEP UP WITH PRODUCTION. (WE GO FROM MAKING MONEY TO LOSING MONEY)

ISSUES FACING OUR NATION:

FINANCIAL CRISIS AFTER ECONOMIC BOOM EFFORT TO KEEP UP WITH EUROPEAN POWERS

DEVELOPMENT OF WEST LESS ADVENTURE MANIFEST DESTINY GODS WILL TO EXPAND

IMPERALISM?? SHOULD WE DABBLE??

WHERE TO START???
CUBA: -Under Spanish Rule -Cubans rebel against Spain several times In the past 30 years -Last rebellion leads to use of concentration camps by Spanish -U.S. sugar plantations in Cuba destroyed by Cuban guerillas get our attention
SPAIN ALSO CONTROLS: -Puerto Rico -Philippines -Guam

Competing newspapers (NY World & NY Morning Journal) Embellish stories to make money Rescued teenage Girl from Spanish Becomes Cuban voice in America
Cuba is Damsel In distress U.S. is Hero

YELLOW JOURNALISM
U.S. public Fired up about Protecting Cuba Stories demonize Spanish

Use of large printed Headlines with Mostly minor news

Pres. McKinley

Teddy Roosevelt (Asst Sec. of Navy)

-Served in Battle of Antietam -Hesitant about starting war

-Too young to have Served in Civil War -Its our turn for a war

RIOTS ERUPT IN HAVANNA

McKINLEY SENDS U.S.S. MAINE TO HARBOR TO PROTECT U.S. INTERESTS

INTERCEPTED LETTER FROM SPANISH AMBASSADOR CALLS McKINLEY WEAK

U.S.S. MAINE EXPLODES KILLS 266 U.S. SAILORS

Riots in Philippines against Spanish rule as well

Dewey and Navy Destroy Spains Pacific fleet Gain control of Manila

PHILLIPINES

Roosevelt knows Importance of area Further trade wit Asia

TR makes moves while Boss is out of office Sends Admiral Dewey

War declared by both U.S. and Spain

T.R. resigns to serve In war Put my body Where my mouth is

Forms his own volunteer Unit Rough Riders

U.S. troops station in Tampa before shipping Over to Cuba

Cuban insurgents Drive Spanish force Away from U.S. docking site

Reporters follow Rough Riders T.R. famous quote FOLLOW ME (not charge)

TREATY OF PARIS (1898)

-War over after only ABOUT 4 months (Spanish Surrender in Santo Domingo) -Spanish makes offer - U.S. control of Cuba, Philippines Puerto Rico, and Guam for $20 million

NOW IMPERAILSM COULD BECOME A REALITY

CREATES LARGE DEBATE AND FORCES U.S. TO EVALUATE GOALS / MISSION.

Thoughts On Imperialism:

OUR COUNTRY FORMED OVER OUR OWN REBELLION VS. COLONIZATION. CAN A DEMOCRACY REALLY BE AN EMPIRE? OTHER NATIONS DESERVE INDEPENDENCE AND GUIDANCE WE CAN BE EXAMPLE.

OUTCOME
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines become colonies of the US Cuba gains its independence from Spain, but becomes a US Protectorate US will protect and partially control Cuba Philippine rebels wanting independence declare war on US

National Hero After Spanish American War Elected as Gov. Of NY

Public Speaking skills Used to support McKinely Becomes Vice Pres.

ISOLATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ANY LONGER

Pres. McKinley

T.R. and ROUGH RIDERS

BATTER UP!

TAKES WHAT HE WANTS:

PANAMA CANAL

ATLANTIC PACIFIC

ATLANTIC PACIFIC

PANAMA CANAL
GLOBAL DREAM SINCE AGE OF EXPLORATION

FURTHER TRADE WITH ASIA

STRENGTHEN NAVY

T.R. DOES HIS HOMEWORK 1. LIFE IS GOOD IN AMERICA 2. JAPAN / GERMANY ARE BECOMING POWERFUL

FRENCH TRY TO BUILD CANAL IN 1880..

Yellow Fever

Flooding

Construction accidents

8 year losing battle with the jungle

SWING AND A MISS.

1903 T.R. goes after canal

Panama is province Of Columbia T.R. wants full Control of area

Columbia refused to Pass treaty to allow U.S. to take over construction

T.R. : INSIGNIFIGANT COUNTRY WILL NOT GET IN OUR WAY.

Panama considering Rebellion against Columbia Rebellion is Successful and Complete in 1 DAY With 1 casualty

T.R. tells Panama To make moves

WHY DID REBELLION GO SO SMOOTHLY?

T.R. SENDS U.S. GUNBOAT TO HARBOR DURING REBELLION

T.R. PAYS COLUMBIAN SOLDIERS TO ALLOW REBELLION TO TAKE PLACE

"I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also."

U.S. Construction Starts in 1904

Some want to plan T.R. says Make the Dirt fly

Face similar Problems that Ruined French construction

Go through 3 different Construction leaders And millions of $

Solve yellow fever Problem (mosquitos) And improve conditions

T.R. leaves country To see construction in Panama Public relations Move and fires up workers

COMPLETED IN 1913: -10 YEAR GRIND -COSTS $51 MILLION -5,000 DEAD

WILSON NOW IN OFFICE T.R. ON HUNTING TRIP IN AFRICA WHEN ITS OPENED