Chapter 22 US History

The policy of establishing colonies and building empires

Separation from the political affairs of other countries

The mutual lowering of tariff barriers

The settlement of a dispute by an impartial group

Austrian Prince installed by Napoleon as Mexico's Emperor

Claimed that Britain owed America $2 billion dollars

Secretary of State that helped acquire Alaska

• After Mexican debts were paid, all countries left but French remained
• France ignored the Monroe Doctrine and Napoleon III overthrew the Republic of Mexico
• Took advantage of Civil War

1st:
• Charles Sumner claimed that GB owed US $2 billion in damages from Civil War
• Britain did not want to risk war in Canada so Britain paid $15.5 million in the Treaty of Washington.
2nd:
• President Cleveland requested that British put Venezuela-British Guiana boundary dispute to arbitration.
• US felt it violated Monroe Doctrine
• Britain said it did not apply

• Mahan’s writings expressed that a modern nation needed sea power in order to become great
• Writings were read by leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt and it lead to more ships being built such 3 more battleships

The refusal to take sides

Spanish ambassador who called McKinley “weak and a bidder for the admiration for the crowd”

• Fanned public anger and exaggerated and fabricated stories
• Sold papers and encouraged war
• Printed letter from Enrique Dupoy Lome
• Papers blamed Spain for the Maine’s explosion and “Remember the Maine” became the battle cry

• Cuban people were placed in “reconcentration camps” where many died
• US followed isolationism until Yellow Journalism started to encourage war
• McKinley demanded that Spain give Cuba independence and thus Congress demanded that Spain evacuate the island.
• Spain did not reply

• Cleveland warned that if “the useless sacrifice of human life” went on, the United States would abandon the policy
• McKinley demanded that Spain give Cuba independence.
• Congress demanded that Spain evacuate the island, no reply was made