Warm-Up
Under your yellow journalism headlines activity from last
time….. Answer in complete sentences:
1. When should the US get involved in the affairs of other
countries?
2. When, if ever, should freedom of the press be limited?
3. To what extent should public opinion influence foreign
policy?
United States & East Asia
War in the Philippines
US buys Phil. for $20 mill, decides to keep it
Emilio Aguinaldo organizes insurrection vs.
US rule
US was ally vs. Spanish  Why??
Insurgents relied on guerilla warfare
US gathered civilians into concentration camps
Promise of Self-Rule…
 Aguinaldo captured: 1901
(beginning of end)
 1901: Taft becomes governor of
Phil.
Censorship; jailed dissidents;
limited self-rule
Constructed schools, roads,
bridges
 1916: US promised eventual
independence (1946)
Open Door in China
By 1899, China carved
into spheres of influence
US had no zone  limited
trade?
Sec. of State John Hay:
Open Door notes  US
expected “equal
treatment for trade”
Boxer Rebellion
Response to growing foreign influence
“Righteous & Harmonious Fists” AKA Boxers
Celebrated traditional customs;
condemned converts to Christianity
May 1900: Boxers killed foreign missionaries in
Beijing
Multinational troops put down rebellion
Results of Boxer Rebellion
European powers made Chinese
gov’t pay to repair damages
More fuel on nationalist fire….
Sec of State Hay reasserts Open Door
policy
Tensions Between US & Japan
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905): Prez. TR
helps negotiate peace treaty (wins Nobel
Peace Prize)
Anti-Asian sentiment in US (esp. in W)
Gentleman’s Agreement (1907): end
segregation// limit emigration of J. to US.
TR sends Great White Fleet on “goodwill
cruise” around world (1907)