Does Imperialism Contradict American Principles?

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Does Imperialism Contradict American Principles?
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Democratic Principles

• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of happiness
• Self Government (Monroe Doctrine)

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Basis of Imperialism

• Cultural Superiority
• Spread Christianity
• Military Strength
• New Markets (economic)

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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico

• Military control (General Nelson Miles)
• Puerto Rico wanted-
• Independence
• State hood
• 1900 - The Foraker Act set up a Civil Government
• President chose their positions
• 1917 - Congress gave them U.S. citizen status
• Spain gave them no freedoms then U.S. occupies
  
  

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Cuba
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Cuba

• Officially Independent because of Treaty of Paris
• America still occupied and jailed protestors
  (Jose Marti)
• U.S. provided food, clothing, schools, farms, and
  sanitation
• Platt Amendment - We can intervene and have naval
  bases
• 31 years - Cuba was a protectorate
• (Guantanamo Bay still ours)
• U.S. wanted to protect (business interests)
• Sugar, tobacco, mining, railroad

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Philippines
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Philippines

• American annexed 1798
• Emilio Aguinaldo rebelled for independence

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Philippines

• U.S. forced them to live in camps
• 3 years to put down rebels
• Blacks helped inferior people of Philippines
  (treated inferior in the US)
• U.S. President appointed a Governor to lead the
  country until finally gave them independence in
  1946

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China
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China

• John Hay proposes Open Door policy (1899)
• No single nation has monopoly on trade with China
• Chinese Response
• Boxer Rebellion - Secret group to get rid of
  foreign devils

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U.S. Reasoning on China

• U.S. depended on their exports
• U.S. had a right to intervene to keep foreign
  markets open
• U.S. feared closing of markets, areas for
  citizens to go, and ideas to develop