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November 17, 2011U.S. History

Mr. Green

The students will analyze the Open Door Policy in China by summarizing views regarding U.S. imperialism

Hand-in:Announcement:Warm-up Question: Analyze the graph on

page 381 and answer the following questions:

1. Which market saw the greatest increase in U.S. exports between 1900 and 1905?

2. To which country did the United States export the most during this time period?

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

China and the Open Door PolicyAmerican investors wanted to tap Chinese markets250 year Qing Dynasty began to fallJohn Hay’s Open Door NotesFrance, Germany, Russia, Britain, and Japan had

spheres of influence in ChinaU.S. only wanted access to the ports to tradeU.S. worried about a war for access with other

nationsJohn Hay issued Open Door Notes

open access to China’s coastal ports/no special privileges for any country

Acquiring New Lands Ch. 10 Sec. 3 pgs. 375-381

Rebellion in ChinaA secret Chinese society (Boxers) wanted to

remove all foreigners from ChinaBoxers killed 100’s of missionaries and

Chinese ChristiansMulti-national force put down the uprisingQuestion: Identify 3 deeply held American

beliefs about the U.S. industrial capitalist economy.

1.2.3.

Justifying U.S. ImperialismU.S. hosted many expositions to educate

citizens on the newly acquired landsBrought over a small Philippine reservation of

1200 to demonstrate their “primitive savage identity”

Opposing ImperialismSome said maintaining an empire would cost

more than the economic benefits would provide

The Impact of U.S. Territorial Gains

Puerto Rico1898-1916

Cuba 1898-1903

The Philippines1898-1945

China1900

1. What was its relationship to the U.S.?

2. Why did the U.S. try to control its affairs?

3. What laws and policies affected its relationship with the U.S.?

4. What violent events affected its relationship with the U.S.?

Independent Work

John Hay’s “Open Door notes” paved the way for greater U.S. influence in Asia

Note 3 beliefs held by Americans that were reflected by the Open Door Policy

1. 2.3.

Exit Ticket/Homework