HIST: March 29th Pt two ( data: 2010-03-30 02:59:27   /   wyświetleń: 378   /   autor: chelimerri   /   pobierz notatkę na dysk )

Chapter 21: The Age of Empire

American Foriegn Policy in the late nineteenth century

Early 1800's Expansion

Civil War

Post Civil War Retraction: United States retracts into it's shell, alaska (seward's folly), korea, and mexico: Fend off potential French invasion are exceptions, the Guano Islands:bat guano for shells (yah weird)

Federal Spending after the civil war: was reduced 95%.

Why Retract from the world?

Fareed Zakaria, "From Wealth to Power"
Defensive Realism

Lack of interest, European Expansion

Laissez-Faire Economics and Federal Spending : Not to spend a dime on expansion...buying or administration

How does one manage an overseas empire?

The "Dark Ages of The Navy" : pathetic navy, very slow and obsolete

Why Turn Outward?

Europeans designs on the Carribean, s. America, The Monroe Doctrine

The New Navy, Alfred Mahan, "The Influence of Sea Power on History"

Economic opportunities in the PAcific and Latin America

The Cuban Crisis, W.R. Hearst and Yellow Journalism: painted the cuban peasants as victims of Spanish tyranny

Us Ultimatum to Spain: leave the cuban rebels alone or else, Battleship Maine was sent to Havana harbor to project American power

Rastaffarianism came from Ethiopia...who knew?

War with Spain

Explosion of the Main, "Remember the Maine, To Hell with Spain", The Journalists, McKinley sees opportunity rather than expansion

Rosevelt Volunteers Rough Riders: every facet of american society

The Results of the New Navy, Armored steel vs. the Spanish Iron Fleet, Battle of Manila Bay

Cuba, Santiago, San Juan Hill, "Black Jack" Pershing

SPoils of war, Phillipines, cuba, puerto rico

Central America and Carribean as the American Sphere

Results of Imperial Expansion:
Caribbean under us control, Panama Canal

The US a PAcific and Atlantic Power

China as Imperial Playground for Europe and the US

Roosevelt and the Peace Prize, Treaty of POrtsmouth, US. as international arbitrator

Mexico, WIlson, Pershing, and Pancho Villa

The Gathering Storm in Europe and the American Role in World Politics and Warfare