HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Alabama Claims, Foraker Act, Roosevelt Corollary
22 Oct 2017
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Hawaii: queen liliuokalani overthrown by sanford dole with marines (bloodless) Treaty of annexation blocked by democrats and grover cleveland: somoa, u. s and germany joint protectorate, domination in latin america, mexico, napoleon iii puts maximilian on throne, chile, u. s sailors killed and no apology. President harrison threatens war until resolution met: venezuelan boundary dispute, u. s threatens war against britain, equality with europe, alaska. Seward"s folly: elimite russia from north america, first step in acquiring canada, new frontier, natural resources, alabama claims, union shipping damage during civil war. Seward demands million and sumner demands canada. Treaty of washington: settled on . 5 million, mexico, somoa, venezuela boundary dispute. Spanish american war: causes centered on cuba, hisotricall interest. Natural extension of american continent - john adams: humanitarian concerns, mistreated by spain, revolution by jose mart puts valeriano butcher weyler in power, concentration camps, yellow press, william randolph hearst- ny journal, richard outcault- cartoonist of the yellow kid .
