CHAPTER OUTLINE

The new imperialism Global context Economic sources Europeans in Asia and Africa Christian missionaries American imperialism Extra-continental territories Debate over expansion Alfred Thayer Mahan Imperialist theories Anglo-Saxon superiority Religion Initial expansion in the Pacific Seward’s purchase of Alaska Samoa Hawaii Trade agreement American intervention Republic of Hawaii Annexation Spanish-American War Trouble in Cuba Spanish rule American interests Aid to the insurrection “Butcher”Weyler “Yellow journalism” Pressure for war McKinley and Cuban independence Public opinion aroused de Lôme letter Sinking of the Maine Movement to war Attempts to avoid war Congressional action Cuban independence Teller Amendment Teller Amendment Reasons for war The war Dewey’s Manila victory Cuban campaign Rough Riders Attack on San Juan Hill Battle of Santiago Debate over annexation Treaty of Paris Proponents of annexation Anti-imperialists Ratification of treaty Filipino guerrilla war Organizing the acquisitions Philippines under Taft Government for Puerto Rico Cuba Problems Platt Amendment Guantanamo Bay Rivalries in East Asia China Stagnant and weak Spheres of influence Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomacy Background to TR’s presidency Election of 1900 Referendum on imperialism McKinley wins McKinley’s assassination TR’s personal history Strenuous life Double death Life in the West New York politics The Panama Canal Negotiations with British and French Difficulties with Colombia Revolution in Panama Treaty with Panama Opening of canal The Roosevelt Corollary Problems of debt collection Principles in new policy TR’s role in the Russo-Japanese War American relations with Japan Agreements on Korea, China, and Philippines Racism “Gentlemen’s Agreement” of 1907 The United States and Europe Conference at Algeciras Tour of the “Great White Fleet”