What role did imperialism play in American foreign policy in the late 19th and early 20th century?

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In the late 1880s to early 1900s the United States began to look over seas to expand their territorial control for political, military, and economic gain. This essay needs to include 6 documents. I will include these documents in the attachments. You don’t have to use these documents if you don’t want to, but 6 documents is mandatory.

Thesis: imperialism played a negative role in foreign policy in the late 19th and early 20th century America

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BACKGROUND In the late 1880s to early 1900s the United States began to look over seas to expand their territorial control for political, military, and economic gain. opy: DOCUMENT 1 "general loosening of the ties of civilized society may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power” The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904. Time Limit: Documer Student Produced: A History the creators of the entry. TI mentary, record or fi "..shen producir The Bas "I on DOCUMENT 2 United States Acquisitions and Annexations, 1857–1904 United States possessions (with date of acquisition) Spheres of influence of the United States Alaska 1867 2000 mi. 1000 0 1000 2000 km 0 ASIA Midway Is. 1867 UNITED STATES 40 Puerto Rico 1898 Hawaiian ts. 1896 Wake I. 1699 HAME CUBA Philippine Is. 1898 P. Johnston I. 1858 Palmyra l. 1898 Guam 1898 DQADINICAN GUATEMALA REPUBLIC HONDURAS NICARAGUA PANAMA SOUTH AMERICA Pnama Canal Zonic 1904 Jarvis I. N Howland 1. Baker 1. 1857 American Samoa 1699 ܠܝܛ AUSTRALIA PACIFIC OCEAN 180 140W 80 United States Acquisitions and Annexations, 1857-1904 -በ2 he ar Three Reas- he Crusades greatly impacted the Crusades on Europe d DOCUMENT 3 leas with ies "Article I: The Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes, or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island. ly "Article III: The Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba... "ch ne "Article VII: To enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the Government of Cuba will sell or lease to the Unites Sates lands necessary for coaling or naval stations, at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. The Platt Amendment, 1903. DOCUMENT 4 "First. Will in no way interfere with any treaty port or any vested interest within any so- called "sphere of interest" or leased territory it may have in China. "Second. That the Chinese treaty tariff of the time being shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports as are within said "sphere of interest" (unless they be "free ports"), no matter to what nationality it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese Government. "Third. That it will levy no higher harbor dies on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such "sphere" than shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines built, controlled, or operated within its "sphere" on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities transported through such "sphere" than shall be levied on similar merchandise belonging to its own nationals transported over equal distances. First Open Door Note, Department of State, Washington, September 6, 1899. . . Limit: Documentaries may not exceed 10 minutes in length. . . Student Produced: A History Fair documentary must be produced only by the student or stur listed as the creators of the entry. This means that only the students can work with the techn equipment, but you must operate it when producing and presenting your final project. create or edit the documentary, record or film interviews and narration, etc. Others may teac Visual and Aural: Documentaries should rely primarily on images, a pre-recorded spoken sound to communicate the story. Text-heavy presentations are inappropriate for this cat cos Why Sha--- Credits: You must also include credits at the end of the documentary and the the time limit Self Run: A History Fair documentary must also be self-run commentary during the documentary. You should Be sure to check the complete DOC or DOCUMENT 5 "...We earnestly condemn the policies of the present National Administration in the Philippines...We denounce the slaughter of the Filipinos as a needless horror. We protest against the extension of American Sovereignty by Spanish methods. "We demand the immediate cessation of the war against liberty, begun by Spain and continues by us. We urge that congress be promptly convened to announce to the Filipinos our purpose to concede to them the independence for which they have so long fought and which is right of theirs. "The United States have always protested against the doctrine of international law which permits the subjugation of the weak by the strong. A self-governing state cannot accept sovereignty over an unwilling people. The United States cannot act upon the ancient heresy that might makes right... When the white man governs himself, that is self-government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government -- that is despotism. The Anti-Imperialist League, 1899. DOCUMENT 6 Uncle Som: "By Gum, ! Rather Like Your Looks" (Denver Rocky Mountain News, 1900.) KLASI HAWAII MILLIPPINE SLANDS CAROURE CUBA ISIARDS PORTOCANARY BRICOQUISLANDS!! "Uncle Sam Wished to Add Another Star to His Flag" Denver Rocky Mountain News, 1900 F DOCUMENT 7 "Take up the White Man's burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go, bind your sons to exile To Serve your captive's need; To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child... "...Take up the White Man's burden, And reap his old reward-- The blame of those ye better The hate of those ye guard -- The cry of those ye humor (Ah, slowly!) toward the light:-- "Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian night?". "... Take up the White Man's burden! Have done with childish days-- The lightly-profered laurel, The easy ungrudged praise: Comes now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years, Cold, edged, with dear-brought wisdom, The judgment of your peers. The White Man's Burden; McClure's Magazine, February, 1899.
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What role did imperialism play in American foreign policy in the late 19th and early 20th
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Until late in the 19th century, America remained basically uninterested in world affairs
and foreign policy. Her overseas interests were generally centered around the Caribbean and the
Pacific where trade, communication, and transportation issues ordered attention. Driven by the
need to expand their regional control for military, political, and economic gains, America began
to extend her influence overseas. At this time, the United States’ primary goals were to pursue
favorable trade alignments and agreements, as well as cultivate the spread of Christianity plus
democratic ideals. Imperialism played a negative role in foreign policy in the late 19th and early
20th century America.
Loosening of the ties of a civilized culture may in America, eventually necessitate
intervention by certain civilized nations. The US’s adherence to the Monroe Doctrine might
have forced her to the implementation of a global police power. The isolationism that had
previously appeared to work for the United States began to change later in the 19th century for
many rea...


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