Imperialism in Latin America

Multiple Choice

What was the Scramble for Africa?

• The Scramble for Africa was a peaceful negotiation process between African tribes.
• The Scramble for Africa was a scientific expedition to study African wildlife.
• The Scramble for Africa was a cultural exchange program between Africa and Europe.
• The Scramble for Africa was the rapid colonization and invasion of African territories by European powers.

Multiple Choice

What two parts of Africa remained independent during the Scramble for Africa?

• Nigeria and South Africa
• Ghana and Kenya
• Liberia and Ethiopia
• Tanzania and Uganda

Multiple Choice

What did European nations do with the raw materials that they took from Africa?

• They used the raw materials to build schools and hospitals in Africa.
• They sold the raw materials back to Africa at a fair price.
• They returned the raw materials to Africa for free.
• They used the raw materials to turn them into goods and then sell them back in African markerts

Multiple Choice

What was Social Darwinism?

• Social Darwinism was the belief that the strongest or fittest nations/ races would survive

• Social Darwinism was the concept that wealth should be distributed evenly among all members of society.
• Social Darwinism was the idea that cooperation among individuals leads to success.
• Social Darwinism was the belief that all individuals should be treated equally.

Imperialism in Latin America

Mexico

• Gained its independence from Spain in 1821

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

  • President 5 times

  • Liberal to Conservative

  • Military Leader

  • Overthrown by liberal Benito Juarez

• Conservatives are angered with the leadership of Benito Juarez

  • Ask for French help

  • French put Maximilian in power

  • fails

Multiple Choice

Did people in Mexico like Maximilian as their leader?

• Yes. Maximilian was loved by the majority of Mexicans

• Yes. Maximilian successfully integrated into Mexican culture

• No. Maximilian was a foreign ruler imposed by France and tried to impose European culture on Mexico.

• Yes. Maximilian brought prosperity and peace to Mexico

​The Mexican Revolution 1910

• Juarez dies and Porfirio Diaz comes to power

• Ruled with an "iron fist"

• Modernized Mexico, but a majority of the people remained poor

• In the election of 1910, he jailed his opponent

• Revolution breaks out

  • Madero

  • Francisco Pancho Villa

  • Emiliano Zapata

Multiple Choice

Why did the people of Mexico not like Porfirio Diaz?

• Porfirio Diaz was loved by the people of Mexico for his fair policies and dedication to social equality.
• The people of Mexico disliked Porfirio Diaz because he was a strong advocate for democracy and human rights.
• Porfirio Diaz was disliked due to his long dictatorship, suppression of political opposition, corruption, and favoritism towards the wealthy elite.
• Porfirio Diaz was unpopular in Mexico due to his efforts to empower the lower class and reduce income inequality.

Revolution Continues

• Madero becomes president in 1911 but turmoil continued

• Victoriano Huerta seizes power and throws Madero in jail

• Supporters of Madero are angered

• Pancho Villa, Zapata, and even United States oppose Huerta

• In 1914, Huerta resigns and flees from Mexico

• Venustiano Carranza becomes president

  • Supported by U.S.

  • New Constitution

  • Widespread poverty due to years of revolutions

Multiple Choice

Which Mexican leader took control of Mexico by throwing Madero in jail?

• Victoriano Huerta
• Porfirio Diaz
• Pancho Villa

• Emiliano Zapata

​Cuba

• Cuba had originally been apart of Spain

  • Cubans began fighting for their independence in the 1860s

  • Jose Marti- Cuban Revolutionary Party

  • Thousands of Cubans were forced into camps

• The Spanish American War 1898

  • People in the United States felt sympathy for the Cubans

    The U.S. Battleship Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba

  • Americans assumed it was caused by the Spanish

  • Congress declares war against Spain

Multiple Choice

What event led to the Spanish-American War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The signing of the Treaty of Paris
• The sinking of the USS Maine

Spanish-American War

• United States defeats the Spanish within months

• United States receives Puerto Rico and Guam

• Also, agree to pay $20 million for the Philippines

• Cuba became a protectorate of the United States

  • Platt Amendment

Multiple Choice

What territories did the United States receive after the Spanish-American War?

• Panama, Venezuela, Brazil
• Mexico, Canada, Cuba
• Cuba, Hawaii, Alaska
• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

Philippines

• Believed that they would gain independence after Spanish American War

• Instead, they become a colony under the United States

• Filipinos start revolting

• 200,000 Filipinos end up dying

• The Philippines remained under U.S. control until 1946

The U.S. in Latin America

• Panama Canal

  • Constructed between 1904 and 1914

  • Shortened distance for sea travel

• Roosevelt Corollary: The United States vowed to use its military might to keep Europeans out of the Americas.

• The U.S. uses the Roosevelt Corollary to become more involved in Latin American countries

Open Ended

What was the most interesting thing that you learned about imperialism in Latin America?