HIST 2340W Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Monroe Doctrine, Teller Amendment, Jingoism
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09/03/2019 - us diplomatic history fall 2019 professor hershberg. The teller amendment justifies the war"s effort as humane, selfless because according to the clause, the u. s. would help cuba gain independence but leave control of the island to its people. Farmers and entrepreneurs ogling asian and latin america markets praise imperialist efforts because it opens new trade doors. Add new territories to the u. s. and encourage the growth of larger army. Emotional nationalism: t he maine, war as a sport and make fun of anti-imperialists as. Mckinley chose war, did not endorse cuban independence: he only wanted to remove. Spanish from cuba and take control in some ill-defined manner. Olney"s twenty-inch gun : the document on the boundary dispute between venezuela and. British guiana, represented us effort to help venezuela appeal over britain"s violation of the. London"s claim against venezuela became a symbol of european intrusion into the hemisphere ( the real british lion )
