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America’s First Steps Toward World Power
*Alaska’s was one of America’s first step to world power
* It cost $2.7 to buy it from Russia. It cost us $.2 an acre -
U.S. Influence in Latin America Grows
*The Secretary of State named James Blaine, helped Latin Americans by sponsoring the first International Pan-American Conference in 1889.
* The conference also speed along the construction of the Pan-American Highway system. -
American Troops Battle the Spanish
*About 200,000 men enlisted in the army, up from the 25,000 that enlisted at the beginning of 1898.
* After almost 15,000 U.S. soldiers had landed on the Spanish islands, the Spanish troops surrendered to the United States and we won the war. -
The U.S. Acquires Hawaii
** The new government, led by wealthy planter Sanford B. Dole, asked President Benjamin Harrison to annex Hawaii into the United States after Hawaii was overthrown by the U.S. military. -
The Spanish-American War
** The Spanish-American War was fought on opposite sides of the world. The United States won a really fast and swift victory over the Spanish. -
Americans Debate Imperialism
** In 1899, a large group of anti-imperialists formed the American Anti-Imperialist League.
** The league condemned imperialism as a crime and attacked it as “open disloyalty to the distinctive principles of our government. -
Filipinos Rebel Against U.S. Rule
** The rebels believed they were fighting for the same thing that inspired the American colonial patriots during the American Revolution. -
Cubans Rebel Against Spanish Rule
** In 1895, Cuban patriot José Martí launched a war for independence from Spain. With cries of “Cuba Libre! (“Free Cuba!”)
** In 1898, when America went to war against Spain the United States acquired colonies and became a world power! -
Roosevelt Settles the Russo-Japanese War
** This is key because, like the United States, Japan wanted to expand its influence on China. -
The Panama Canal Was Built
** 1903: Panama gains independence from Colombia
** 1914: The Panama Canal is opened under US sovereignty, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
