Imperialism (jan 1, 1898 – jan 1, 1920)

Description:

MOTIVES
- economic (markets and materials)
- political (competition with other countries)
- strategic/military (navy power, Panama Canal)
- ideological (white man's burden, WASPy)

HAWAII
- American sugar and pineapple plantations
- 1887 -> USA establishes Pearl Harbor in treaty
- Queen Liliuokalani fights annexation
- Cleveland rejects annexation (goes against
self-gov.)
- McKinley annexes (1898) (nationalism after
Span. Am. War)

CUBA
- Platt Amendment (1901)

ALASKA
- William Seward encouraged Lincoln to buy
Alaska from Russia
- heavily criticized
- very oil rich

PUERTO RICO
- Foraker Act (1900)
- Insular Cases -> US territories don't have same
rights as citizens
- governed by US with no representation

PHILIPPINES
- US buys the Philippines from Spain
- captured capital after the treaty was signed
- guerilla war between Philippines and US
- realized the US wanted to colonize

CHINA
- Open Door Policy (1899)
- Sec. of State John Hay
- all nations should have equal trading with
China (no spheres of influence)
-Boxer Rebellion
- tried to get rid of spheres of influence
- put down by international force

PANAMA CANAL

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