Studied by 5 peopleReason: Accidental empire
Harold Evans- Phillipines split vote. USA did not need empire because of trade with Britain.
Reason: Progressive imperialism
Building of hospitals and schools in Cuba and removal of yellow fever. Civilise the savage. Missionaries in the Philippines and Hawaii.
Reason: New markets
Depression of 1893, surplus of farm produce
Reason: End of Westward expansion
Needed a new form of imperialism
Reason: Preclusive imperialism
Takes colonies to prevent others doing so. Copy Europeans. Monroe Doctrine
When did USA gain Eastern Samoa and why?
1899, protectorate. Following civil war, Germany got West and British relinquished claim
When did the US annex Hawaii?
1898
In the 1890s how many American sugar growers were in Hawaii?
3000
Why did US annex Hawaii?
There was opposition from the Anti-Imperialist League but it was of key strategic and economic interest. Spanish-American war strengthened claim to annex.
When, why and how did the US annex the Philippines?
1898, Spanish-American War settlement, $20 million
For what reasons were the Philippines annexed?
Progressive, Preclusive (Britain, Germany and Japan), and Accidental (Hobart)
For how long did the war against Philippines last?
4 years
When was Puerto Rico administered by USA?
1900
When did US arbitrate Britain and Venezuela’s border dispute?
1895 (Cleveland)
When was the Spanish American War?
1898
What was the Yellow Press?
Sensationalist journalism of the 1890s portraying Spanish treatment of Cuba, especially female prisoners
What were the reasons US intervened in Cuba? (4)
Yellow press and pressure from public
Economic motives (1893 depression)
Monroe Doctrine
Fear of independent Cuba
How many soldiers killed and how many got Yellow Fever?
379, 5000
What did the US get from the settlement in August 1898?
Got Guantanamo Bay, Guam and control over Puerto Rico. Bought the Philippines.
When did US forces leave and return to Cuba?
1902, returned 1906 and 1912
When and what was the Roosevelt corollary?
1904- US can intervene to prevent financial or political collapse. US Police force
What happened with the Panama Canal?
US economically and practically supported Panamanian revolution against Colombia to get access for the land for $10 million
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