Tim Cantrell

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Foreign Affairs-1865-World War I
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• Tim Cantrell

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Introduction

• General Statement-From the War of 1812 until the
  end of the Civil War, U.S. Isolationist-After the
  Civil War, we had two main interests1. Enforcing
  the Monroe Doctrine 2. Expansion into the Pacific
  area
• Enforcing the Monroe Doctrine
  Mexico-Pan-American Union-We became the protector
  of the Hemisphere-Eventually this gets into the
  Spanish American War.

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Foreign Affairs, contd

• Expansion into the Pacific-Alaska-1867-Hawaii
  naval base at Pearl Harbor-1879-Samoa-1880s-Hawai
  i annexed in 1897 after the Revolution that
  overthrew the Queen
• The New Manifest Destiny-1890s-Got us involved
  in the Spanish-American War.

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Spanish-American War

• Causes- 1. U.S. Economic Interest 2. U.S.
  sympathy with colonial people 3. Wilson-Gorman
  Tariff 4. DeLome Letter 5. Sinking of the U.S.
  Battleship Maine 6. Yellow Journalism 7. Weak
  President
• The WarThree Areas- 1. Philippines 2.
  Cuba 3. Puerto Rico-Commander was General
  Leonard Wood-Hero-T. Roosevelt at San Juan Hill

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Spanish American War, Contd

• Treaty of Paris-1898-The war only lasted three
  months. Armistice- Treaty gave the U.S. the
  Philippines and Puerto Rico-This was the result
  of the New Manifest Destiny.
• Results in the Philippines-Revolt which lasted
  until 1902. Many more killed than killed in the
  SP-AM War. U.S. Territory until 1946.
• Cuba-Independent, but restricted by the Platt
  Amendment.

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Other Issues in Foreign Affairs

• Roosevelt Corollary-Chronic wrongdoing on the
  part of any W.H. nation will lead to the
  intervention of the U.S.
• Open Door Policy-China-Boxer Rebellion-Policy was
  developed by Secretary of State, John Hay.
• Panama Canal-U.S. Interests-Hay-Herran Treaty-6
  mi. zone-99 years-10 million-
  Hay-Baneau-Varilla Treaty-10 mile zone-10
  million-forever-TR took it and built it.

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Harrison, Contd

• 3. Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890-increased
  the amount of silver the government bought for
  coins.
• Election of 1892- Harrison vs. Cleveland again,
  but the excitement came from the third party,
  Populists-James B. Weaver-Support came from rural
  areas. Wanted political reforms and regulation
  of business-Cleveland won this time.

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Clevelands Second-1893-97

• Cleveland was unpopular this time-Panic of
  1893-Sold out to Wall St. Borrowed money from
  J.P. Morgan.
• Pullman Strike of 1894-alienated labor
• Coxeys Army-March on Washington in
  1895-Cleveland had Coxey arrested. They wanted
  Government created jobs like the later New Deal
• Wilson-Gorman Tariff, 1894-Cuban Revolt

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McKinley-1897-1901

• Election of 1896-Repbulican Civil War General,
  William McKinley ran against the 36 year old
  Populist-Democrat, William Jennings
  Bryan-McKinley ran a Front Porch campaign and
  Bryan stumped the country. Cross of Gold
  speech-1st secret ballot on Kentucky in
  1896-McKinley won
• McKinley-Domestic-Dingley Tariff of 1897 and the
  Gold Standard Act of 1900-

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Conclusion-1877-1900

• The period ended with the Spanish American War.
  McKinley was mainly interested in foreign
  affairs. A weak President, like most of the
  Presidents of this period, he got pushed into an
  unnecessary war. The weak Presidents ended when
  Teddy Roosevelt became President when McKinley
  was assassinated.

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Factors Leading to the End of Reconstruction

• Readmission of the Southern States
• Liberal Republican Split of 1872
• Amnesty Act of 1872(14th Amendment)
• Democrats take House in 1874
• Election of 1876-Disputed Election decided by a
  committee, 8-7, when Republicans agreed to carry
  out the Democrat Platform.

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Conclusion

• Created one Party South
• Caused Racial problems for the future
• Not enough done for the Blacks-they were not
  given a fair chance to own property
• Education
• Diversification of the Southern Economy