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Imperialism II: Latin America |
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Massachusetts senator Henry Cabot Lodge, at this point just beginning a career notable for its outspoken advocacy of a more aggressive US role in the Western Hemisphere. |
| The reading for today's class consists entirely of documents, except for this brief introduction to the Cuban-Spanish-American War. The documents begin with Secretary of State Richard Olney's "fiat is law" telegram. We'll then move on to the remarks of a major player in the foreign policy of the era, Massachusetts senator Henry Cabot Lodge, on the Cuban revolt. Next will be two contrasting views of whether the United States should pursue an imperialist course, one by Massachusetts senator George Hoar, the other by Indiana senator Albert Beveridge. And finally, the text of the Platt Amendment, adoption of which brought this era to a close. |
DOCUMENTS:
| Richard Olney on the Venezuelan crisis (1895) |
| Henry Cabot Lodge on the Cuban conflict (1896) |
| George Hoar on imperialism (1899) |
| Platt Amendment (1902) |