Africa

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Africa

• 1870- U.S. looks for markets
• Imperialism
• Manifest destiny

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Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia

• 1884 1885 claim entire continent
• Open door policy
• U.S. supports Belgian gov.

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• George Washington Williams
• 1st black leg. Ohio
• visits Congo writes letter
• opinion turns

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• 1890 - Ernest May
• Some Nations achieve greatness, the U.S. had
  greatness thrust upon it.
• Expansionist

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• Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Influence of Sea Power upon History
• to support American diplomacy and commerce the
  U.S. needs a modern Navy.

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• Sec. Navy Ben Tracy
• pushes for new ships
• Mahan Tracy shape policy

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War With Spain

• It has been a splendid little war John Hay
• U.S. world power
• Left of Spanish Empire

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• Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam
• Cuba rebelled and failed
• Economy based on sugar
• Weyler - reconcentracion
• move pop. To towns

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• Spanish atrocities reported
• Called Butcher Weyler
• newspaper battle
• Journal World
• Hearst Pulitzer

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• Yellow journalism
• Hearst- You supply pictures and Ill supply
  war.
• Americans want Indep. For Cuba

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• De Lome letter - spanish minister- critical of
  McKinley
• Maine explodes - 260 killed press blames Spain
• congress authorize force

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• Battle cry Remember the Maine
• Teller Amendment
• U.S. would not annex Cuba
• Spam war lasted 4 months
• Dewey in Manila

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• Emilio Aguinaldo filipino leader
• Rough riders and Black unit
• Dewey arrives and war over
• 274000 served 5462 died 379 battle deaths
• Treaty of Paris 1898

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• Platt Amendment
• Hays notes
• Boxer rebellion
• Open door policy