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• The Spanish-American War of 1898 made the U. S. possessed the Philippine Islands and other islands in the Pacific Ocean—imperialism
• The world situation
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The Spanish-American War
Time: 1898, only a few weeks in spring & summer; a turning point: Before the war: Alaska and the Midway Islands; After the war: many islands, the Far East and the Caribbean Sea; Causes: Cuba and Puerto Rico; 1868, 10 years, violent rebellion, Result: starvation; antagonizing between landowners and workers;
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Other reasons for the growth of worldwide imperialism
2. Invention of new weapons: Repeating rifles and machine guns; cannons, Armed with these weapons, a small band of professional soldiers could easily conquer and control people living in underdeveloped regions. 3. Public support for imperialism: No government could have gone very far with the support of public people.
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Most importantly, an investment of $ 50 million in plantations, transportation and business establishments in Cuba. Therefore, Americans expressed their sympathy for the revolutionists; the War of Independence. On Feb. 9th, 1898, a private letter written by the Spanish minister to his friend was published. In the letter, the U. S. President was characterized as a “would-be” politician; A few days later, the U. S. battleship Maine went down in Havana harbor;
By the 1890’s, the States had become a major industrial power, so an increasing number of Americans became interested in owning or controlling lands beyond their continental boundari the New Imperialism: 1. The Industrial Revolution was to a great extent responsible for the mounting interest in colonies: Factories needed raw materials, had to find new markets for their products; improvements in transportation made it possible for businessmen to buy and sell in a truly world market; Domestic markets—world markets; Businessmen and bankers, with the accumulated profits, began to look overseas for opportunities to invest their savings.
The U. S. expands in the pacific.
From 1823 until nearly the end of the 1800’s, Americans devoted most of their energy to the settlement of the continental United States.
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• American industrialism grows. By 1890, the U. S. was rapidly becoming one of the leading industrial nations of the world. • American expansionists In 1885, Reverend Josiah Strong, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, attracted nationwide attention, for it urged Americans to adopt a vigorous colonial policy; In 1890, Captain Alfred Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, The author stated that greatest nations had risen largely because of their sea power and the greatness was not possible without sea power. He argued the U. S. must therefore strengthen its navy.
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The race for empire: During the latter half of the 1800’s, there was a mad rush to gain ownership or control of the remainder of the underdeveloped areas of the earth; Nations previously little interested in expansion joined the race: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia; Gobbled up all of the African continent and sliced off large portions of China and other areas in the Far East.
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The American Navy: in 1882, Congress began to authorize the construction of more large war ships. The U. S. decided to build a large, modern and efficient navy. The Spanish-American War of 1898 marked a turning point in American history.
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In 1895, Spanish misrule plus an economic crisis finally plunged Cuba into another revolution. How did this have something to do with the States? In 1890, the Mckinley Tariff Act: This act allowed Cuban sugar to enter the States free of duty; As a result, the trade reached a total of over 100 million dollars. In 1894, the Wilson Gorman Tariff Act: This act placed a 40 per cent duty all the raw sugar imported into the U. S.; Plantations closed down, workers jobless
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There were objectors in every country, but generally speaking, all the common people were as eager for an empire as the statesmen and businessmen, such British factory workers, German farmers, French shopkeepers. People at all levels were all proud of their country’s empires. Therefore, with the support of their citizens, the governments of the colonial nations were able to spend huge sums of money to occupy the colonial territories and for navies to guard the ever-lengthening sea lanes to and from the colonies.
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• Therefore, the growth of industry speeded up the race to secure colonies and to control the underdeveloped lands. • Great Britain, the leading industrial power in the world before 1900, built the largest empire. • Close on the British heels were France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. • Later, Japan and Germany entered the race for empire.
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Savage repression: Concentration camp, prison camps, destroyed villages, put everything to death; Why did the U. S. get involved in the War? Spain was a sovereign, independent country; However, the revolutionists themselves did everything within their power to win the sympathy and support of the U. S.: waged a propaganda campaign; smuggled arms & ammunitions bought in the U. S. into Cuba
• The Spanish-American War of 1898 made the U. S. possessed the Philippine Islands and other islands in the Pacific Ocean—imperialism
• The world situation
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The Spanish-American War
Time: 1898, only a few weeks in spring & summer; a turning point: Before the war: Alaska and the Midway Islands; After the war: many islands, the Far East and the Caribbean Sea; Causes: Cuba and Puerto Rico; 1868, 10 years, violent rebellion, Result: starvation; antagonizing between landowners and workers;
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Other reasons for the growth of worldwide imperialism
2. Invention of new weapons: Repeating rifles and machine guns; cannons, Armed with these weapons, a small band of professional soldiers could easily conquer and control people living in underdeveloped regions. 3. Public support for imperialism: No government could have gone very far with the support of public people.
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Most importantly, an investment of $ 50 million in plantations, transportation and business establishments in Cuba. Therefore, Americans expressed their sympathy for the revolutionists; the War of Independence. On Feb. 9th, 1898, a private letter written by the Spanish minister to his friend was published. In the letter, the U. S. President was characterized as a “would-be” politician; A few days later, the U. S. battleship Maine went down in Havana harbor;
By the 1890’s, the States had become a major industrial power, so an increasing number of Americans became interested in owning or controlling lands beyond their continental boundari the New Imperialism: 1. The Industrial Revolution was to a great extent responsible for the mounting interest in colonies: Factories needed raw materials, had to find new markets for their products; improvements in transportation made it possible for businessmen to buy and sell in a truly world market; Domestic markets—world markets; Businessmen and bankers, with the accumulated profits, began to look overseas for opportunities to invest their savings.
The U. S. expands in the pacific.
From 1823 until nearly the end of the 1800’s, Americans devoted most of their energy to the settlement of the continental United States.
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• American industrialism grows. By 1890, the U. S. was rapidly becoming one of the leading industrial nations of the world. • American expansionists In 1885, Reverend Josiah Strong, Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis, attracted nationwide attention, for it urged Americans to adopt a vigorous colonial policy; In 1890, Captain Alfred Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, The author stated that greatest nations had risen largely because of their sea power and the greatness was not possible without sea power. He argued the U. S. must therefore strengthen its navy.
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The race for empire: During the latter half of the 1800’s, there was a mad rush to gain ownership or control of the remainder of the underdeveloped areas of the earth; Nations previously little interested in expansion joined the race: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia; Gobbled up all of the African continent and sliced off large portions of China and other areas in the Far East.
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The American Navy: in 1882, Congress began to authorize the construction of more large war ships. The U. S. decided to build a large, modern and efficient navy. The Spanish-American War of 1898 marked a turning point in American history.
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In 1895, Spanish misrule plus an economic crisis finally plunged Cuba into another revolution. How did this have something to do with the States? In 1890, the Mckinley Tariff Act: This act allowed Cuban sugar to enter the States free of duty; As a result, the trade reached a total of over 100 million dollars. In 1894, the Wilson Gorman Tariff Act: This act placed a 40 per cent duty all the raw sugar imported into the U. S.; Plantations closed down, workers jobless
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There were objectors in every country, but generally speaking, all the common people were as eager for an empire as the statesmen and businessmen, such British factory workers, German farmers, French shopkeepers. People at all levels were all proud of their country’s empires. Therefore, with the support of their citizens, the governments of the colonial nations were able to spend huge sums of money to occupy the colonial territories and for navies to guard the ever-lengthening sea lanes to and from the colonies.
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• Therefore, the growth of industry speeded up the race to secure colonies and to control the underdeveloped lands. • Great Britain, the leading industrial power in the world before 1900, built the largest empire. • Close on the British heels were France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. • Later, Japan and Germany entered the race for empire.
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Savage repression: Concentration camp, prison camps, destroyed villages, put everything to death; Why did the U. S. get involved in the War? Spain was a sovereign, independent country; However, the revolutionists themselves did everything within their power to win the sympathy and support of the U. S.: waged a propaganda campaign; smuggled arms & ammunitions bought in the U. S. into Cuba