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Title: The foundations of the American Empire
Description: 1st year notes on the foundation of the american empire
Description: 1st year notes on the foundation of the american empire
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7th February 2014
Americas Century - The foundations of the American
Empire
- Rebellion in Cuba 1895
- Nationalist Cubans vs
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- Industrial expansion
- SOS ewart
- Need overseas markets to sell what industry was making in order to keep workers in
jobs
- President Harrison
- Blocked Central American canal
- Annexed Hawaii
- Wanted to keep Samoa for the US
- Suggestions only failed because he wasn't reelected
- Alfred Mahan - the influence of sea power upon history
- Claimed Britain’s success down to their Navy
- Disagreed with isolationism
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- Ideological arguments
- Reverend Strong - Anglo-Saxon, Evangelical power
- Social Darwinism
- Crisis of the 1980s
- Economic depression
- Catalyst for pro expansionism
- Argument for over seas markets to get people back into work
- Distraction from depression
- Iron and steel industry expansion
- Earlier in century 50% of steel used for railways
- No need for it later on
- Undermine society possible, discontent and unrest
- Threat of revolution
- 19th century a constant cycle of boom and bust
- 1881 Kasson (US diplomat)
- *unfinished*
- The national grange (farmers union)
- *unfinished*
- Conclusion
- Crisis of 1890’s not new
- Calls for expansion not new
- Spanish-American war offered new opportunities
- Eventual expansion almost accidental
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Theodore Roosevelt and American expansionism
- Roosevelt
- Became President from McKinley's assassination
- 1904 elected in his own right
- Progressive Republican
- Actively promoted American involvement in Spanish-American war
- Aggressively?
- Saw America as powerful
- Commercial expansion
- Superiority of US civilisation
- End Anglo antagonism
- Pro Navy
- Viewed Spanish-American war as promotion for Navy
- Doubled the size of US Navy
- Gumbo diplomacy
- Threat implied
- The Monroe Doctrine
- Roosevelt corollary
- In all cases regarding Latin America, the US had the sole responsibility to intervene
- International Police in Latin America
- European powers wanted loan repayment from Latin America
- America took charge
- US had economic power in Latin America and repaid all Latin Americas debts
- Held customs income rights
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- Panama
- Province of Colombia
- Influence in Caribbean
- Navy would use it
- 1850s Anglo-American canal plans
- Expansionists said it should be solely US
- No fortifications allowed on canal - Challenged!
- Britain allowed the US to have total action
- Improved relations
- US signed treaty with Colombia over canal
- Disagreement over fortifications
- Planned military attack
- Panamanian revolt, aided by US
- Panama became independent
- 10 mile wide Panama Canal built
- Involvement in European affairs
- US mediator in Russo-Japanese war
- Treaty of Portsmouth 1905
- Prevented either power becoming dominant
- Algeciras conference - Germany 1905
Title: The foundations of the American Empire
Description: 1st year notes on the foundation of the american empire
Description: 1st year notes on the foundation of the american empire