US Imperialism Chart

Japan (1853-54)	*President Pierce orders Commodore Matthew Perry to sail his fleet into Tokyo Bay and extract treaties of trade and friendship from the shogunate *Japan’s government agrees after it becomes clear that Perry’s heavily armed ships won’t leave without signing such treaties *marks the end of Japan’s effective isolation from the Western world, which directly contributes to the Meiji Restoration in 1867 and Japan’s decision to embrace Western ways as a means of avoiding domination by the West *it’s less than 90 years until Pearl Harbor is attacked
Alaska (1867) p. 501	In 1867 Johnson’s secretary of state, William H. Seward, had negotiated a Treaty in which the United States bought Alaska from Russia at the bargain price of $7.2 million. Although the press mocked “Seward’s Ice Box,” the purchase kindled expansionists’ hopes
Hawaii (early 1800s, 1887, 1893, 1898) pp. 631-32	·         Strategic and economic for US ·         When domestic sugar planters protested Hawaii having duty-free sale, McKinley administration eliminated the tax-free sales. ·         The sugar planters than overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and asked to be annexed. ·         Cleveland hesitated, but when McKinley came to office, he quickly acquisitioned Hawaii in 1898.
Cuba & Puerto Rico (1895-1901) pp. 632-34, 636	·         Jose Martin led revolution in Cuba, which US did not support officially b/c of economic purposes (imported sugar) ·         Cuba won popular sympathy due to Spanish General Valeriano Weyler sent Cubans to concentration camps where they died. ·         Yellow journalism caused McKinley to occupy Cuba and pass Teller Amendment. ·         Led to Spanish-American War, which was short and easily won by US. Black troops in US army discriminated ·         In the City of Paris, in the treaty Spain recognized Cuba’s independence and, after a U.S. payment of $20 million, ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam to the United State
The Philippines & Guam (1898-1902) pp. 632-33, 636-37	·         naval base use, money- close to Asian countries ·         acquired after US victory in Spanish –American War. For $20 million US got Puerto Rico and Guam and Philippines. ·         Aguinaldo, rebel leader in Philippines, angry at US getting Philippines after Treaty, attacks Manila, American base ·         He had started the revolution to kick out the Spanish. And now US has taken over. ·         Initial revolt put down, but long guerrilla war continued. ·         4000 US soldiers and 20000 Filipinos ·         To solve the conflict. Congress passed Philippine Government Act in 1902.