Age of Imperialism and Ww1.
American Imperialism and the Growth of International Markets (1910 for American until 1920) o As American industrial markets boomed and our economy expanded we sought additional markets for our surplus products and food stuffs.
Reasons it occurred in this time period industrial revolution surplus of materials and foods. Export it over seas. Imperialistic. Basically means colonizing. Manipulating their economy which is not a good thing; morally. We’re imperialistic as of 2012.
1920-1941: America will become an isolationist.
If you can’t beat em, join em! o Powerful senators like Henry Cabot Lodge said that if America was to be a world player we needed to become imperialistic like England, Germany, and France. Teddy Roosevelt was an imperialist “living the vigorous life.” o It was our burden to educate the world about democracy and Christianity. o *We needed sea-power; a navy to protect our vital interests. (Alfred Thayer Mayan)
The Importance of Sea-Power in History 1890 o Projection of American Power. Protect vital interests (oil). To move troops, supplies, and people.
The Creation of International Markets o The Open Door Policy in China was a foreign policy statement made in 1899 by US Secretary of State John Hay that said/
“All nations should have equal trading rights in China.” (Including the United States
China: A Market for the West o This was in reference to the increasing influence that European powers were exercising in Asia markets after the opium wars, and America’s interest after acquiring the Philippines
American Internationalism o The Boxer Rebellion: In 1898-1901 US expeditionary forces along Europeans which put down the rebellion of Chinese nationalists within China who despised Christian and capitalist influence in China. o McKinley: 1897-1901: shot by an anarchist but he did win the 1900 election so Teddy Roosevelt became the “accidental president” o The dollar diplomacy was the foreign policy of the Taft
Reasons it occurred in this time period industrial revolution surplus of materials and foods. Export it over seas. Imperialistic. Basically means colonizing. Manipulating their economy which is not a good thing; morally. We’re imperialistic as of 2012.
1920-1941: America will become an isolationist.
If you can’t beat em, join em! o Powerful senators like Henry Cabot Lodge said that if America was to be a world player we needed to become imperialistic like England, Germany, and France. Teddy Roosevelt was an imperialist “living the vigorous life.” o It was our burden to educate the world about democracy and Christianity. o *We needed sea-power; a navy to protect our vital interests. (Alfred Thayer Mayan)
The Importance of Sea-Power in History 1890 o Projection of American Power. Protect vital interests (oil). To move troops, supplies, and people.
The Creation of International Markets o The Open Door Policy in China was a foreign policy statement made in 1899 by US Secretary of State John Hay that said/
“All nations should have equal trading rights in China.” (Including the United States
China: A Market for the West o This was in reference to the increasing influence that European powers were exercising in Asia markets after the opium wars, and America’s interest after acquiring the Philippines
American Internationalism o The Boxer Rebellion: In 1898-1901 US expeditionary forces along Europeans which put down the rebellion of Chinese nationalists within China who despised Christian and capitalist influence in China. o McKinley: 1897-1901: shot by an anarchist but he did win the 1900 election so Teddy Roosevelt became the “accidental president” o The dollar diplomacy was the foreign policy of the Taft