Lecture Outline: American Imperialism, Part II
Overhead
· Case Study: Spanish – American War, 1898
· Factors: Greed, Glory, God and a Heavy Dose of Politics
I
Historical
Context: War in
A
Causes
of the Conflict
B
American
Interests
II
The
War and American Policy
A
Increased
conflicts between Cubans and Spanish – US supported the Cubans
B
Events
1
Deputy
de Lôme Letter – McKinley a “weak hypocritical politician:
2
“Remember
the
C
Role
of Teddy Roosevelt
1
Assistant
Secretary of the Navy
2
Dewey
to the
III
“A Splendid Little War”
A
B
Short
and successful for Americans
C
TR
& the Rough Riders – national hero
IV The
A
Forceful
annexation of the
B
Dewey
destroyed Spanish fleet and Americans occupied the islands
C
Step
toward shaping American political opinion to accept the “political, commercial
and humanitarian” reasons for annexing the
D
Treaty
of
1
US
purchased the
2
Spanish
out of
V
Filipino-American
War
A
Filipinos
– Self determination
B
Americans
– “White Man’s Burden”
VI The
A
Imperialists:
McKinley, Roosevelt
1
Annexation
of
2
Racist:
Filipinos inferior; needed to be “killed off like the Indians”
B
Anti-Imperialists:
Andrew Carnegie, Jane Addams, Mark Twain
1
Contradiction
in American ideals
a
Unconstitutional
– no steps toward statehood
b
Occupation
a foreign people without their consent
c
Domestic
reforms needed the attention and funds
2
Other
Point of view: Racist
a
Could
not assimilate: nonwhite, Catholic, inferior in size and intelligence
3
Practical
Argument: Long term commitment
a
Occupation
b
Tax
$
c
Other
Asian wars
VII
1900:
Triumph of Expansionism
A
Glory
– Patriotism
B
God
– White Man’s Burden (Reform Darwinism –
C
Greed
– Trade + Resources = Economic Benefits in Pacific ( Asia) and
D
Politics
– Teddy Roosevelt’s Rise to Power