America and its Foreign Policy

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America and its Foreign Policy

• 1865 to 1920 How did America expand beyond its
  borders

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America and its Foreign Policy

• After the civil war, America resumed its
  expansion. Industrialization helped the United
  States expand.
• There are several factors that led us to global
  involvement

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America and its Foreign Policy

• 1. A need for raw materials and resources
• 2. Racial Superiority- Our duty is to
  Christianize the inferior people of the world
• 3. A larger Navy gives us confidence, we can
  intimidate others
• 4. Manifest Destiny A belief that the U.S.
  should own everything from coast to coast

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Why else did we expand?

• We wanted to establish friendships and trade
  networks
• We were looking out for our best interests
• How do we continue to improve industrialization?
• Where do we begin?

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We moved West

• We started to look West from the California coast
• We wanted to increase our power in the Pacific
  Ocean
• Our first step, turning the Hawaiian Islands into
  an American territory.
• They became American citizens
• We then added the Philippine Islands
• We were moving toward the far east

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We focus now on China

• In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay offered a
  new trading policy for China
• Called the Open Door Policy
• Hay convinced foreign nations in China to allow
  open and free trade for all countries

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What was the Boxer Rebellion?

• 1900
• The Chinese were angry that foreigners were
  taking over
• Clubs were formed to move foreigners out of
  China, became known as Boxers
• The Boxers rebelled against their govt (they did
  not like the new trade and western influence) and
  the countries sent troops to protect their
  interests

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What region is next?

• Hawaii, the Philippines and China were just the
  beginning
• We have moved from the Pacific area to the area
  south of the United States, the West Indies

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