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Originally published in Cuba in 1934, Territorial Expansion of the United States is the first and only English translation of Ramiro Guerra y Sánchez's work. "Yankee imperialism" has generally been identified as the period in American history after the war with Spain and the seizure of the Panama canal zone until the advent of the "good neighbor" policy, as declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930's. Guerra is the first historian to point out clearly that "Yankee imperialism" began in the 18th century and continued until the first publication of this book.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: Tragic Contradictions in the History of Cuba; The Cuban War of Independence Opens the Way South for the United States; Jose Marti's Ideals and the Realities of History; United States Expansionist Movement, a Constant in Origin and Deve Chapter 2 Chapter I: Theodore Roosevelt's Forefathers and Precursors; Primitive Anglo-Saxons; Similarities Between the Conquest of England and North America; From the North Sea Coastal Swamps to the Western Woods; Racial and Psychological Unity of Europeans a Chapter 3 Chapter II First Contacts in the West Between Spain and the United States; Conflict of Interests Between the Two Countries; Hatred and Scorn of the Norteamericanos for the Spaniards; Increase in Land Speculation in the West; Danger of War and Diplom Chapter 4 Chapter III: The First Great Spanish Recoil in America; Return of Louisiana to France; The Immediate Sale of the Province to the United States; Frontiersmen's Role According to Theodore Roosevelt; Toussaint L'Ouverture's Resistance to Napoleon Bonap Chapter 5 Chapter IV: The United States Purchase West Florida, Without Knowing It or Paying for It; Jefferson Completes His Method for Expansion: an Assault at the "Difficult Moment"; Diplomatic Struggles in Washington and Madrid; Florida's Destiny in B Chapter 6 Chapter V: President Madison's First Steps in taking East Florida; Baton Rouge Revolutionary Methods Applied in Fernandina; Tortuous Diplomacy of Intrigue and Conquest; Canada and Florida in the Balance; Russia Saves Spain at the Difficult Moment; J Chapter 7 Chapter VI: Jefferson's Interest in Acquiring Cuba; Wilkinson's Early Moves in Havana; Canning's Opposition to United States Acquiring Cuba; A Cuban Proposal for Annexation in 1822; Fear of England Contains the United States; Adams' Cuban Policy; It Chapter 8 Chapter VII: The Monroe Doctrine and Expansionism; The Doctrine's Function in Conjunction with the Principles of "Waiting Patiently" and "Keeping the Prize in the Weakest Hands"; Respective Position s of England and the United States in 1823; Cannin Chapter 9 Chapter VIII: Early Western Ambitions over Texas; First Attempts on the Province; Texas, Part of the Republic of Mexico; Mexican Concessions to the Frontier People; United States' Purchase Plans; Mexican Defensive Reaction; One Method of Conquest De Chapter 10 Chapter IX: President Polk and "Manifest Destiny"; New Aspects of the Expansionist Movement; Polk's Plans; Unto Mexico as Unto Spain; How the Frontier War Was Provoked; The Desire for "All of Mexico"; Reasons Deterring Polk; The First Step Towards t Chapter 11 Chapter X: The Taking of California Extends "Manifest Destiny" to Central America and Panama; Initial United States Attitude Towards a Canal on the Isthmus; Radical Change of Policy After the War Against Mexico; English Opposition to United States P Chapter 12 Chapter XI: New Attempts at Annexation in Cuba, in Agreement With the Slave-Owners in the South; Taylor and Fillmore's Circumstantial Opposition; The United States Firm in Their Desire to Acquire Cuba; Everett's Response to the Proposal for a Guaran Chapter 13 Chapter XII: Signs of British Withdrawl from Central America and the Caribbean; Seward's Expansionism; His Sights on the Caribbean and the Isthmus; Congressional Opposition to Johnson; Expansionist Tendencies During Grand's Presidency; Canada, Cuba Chapter 14 Chapter XIII: New United States Interest in the Isthmus; The Policy of "A United States Canal"; The New Spirit of Expansionism and Factors in Its Favor in the 1890's; Brusque Surge of Monroe-ism in 1895; The United States, Sovereign of America; The Chapter 15 Chapter XIV: A Time of Plenty in the United States at the Beginning of 1898; Captain Mahan's Imperialist Philosophy; A New Program of Annexations; "Manifest Destiny" in 1898; Policy of the Cuban Revolutionary Governing Council; McKinley's Desi Chapter 16 Chapter XVI: Derogation of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty; The New Panama Canal Company, Its Moves in the United States; United States Negotiations with Colombia; The Hay-Herran Treaty; The New Company Cheats Colombia; Colombia Resistance to Ratifying th Chapter 17 Chapter XVII: United States Danger Zone at the Beginning of the 20th Century; Plattism and Interventionism: Their Aims; The Nicaraguan Case, Root's Policy, Knox, Their Antecedents, the End of Dollar Diplomacy; Knox and Zelaya; The Nicara Chapter 18 Chapter XVIII: Tendencies to Historic Prediction and the Uncertainty Thereof; Statements Useless to Judge Future; Constant Contradiction Between Theoretical Statements and Reality; Facts, Not Words, the Basis of Judgment; Current United States Posit Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Epilogue
