The Rise of the United States as a World Power Imperialism The Rise of the United States as a World Power

What is Imperialism? Imperialism- the practice of extending a nation’s power by gaining territories for a colonial empire European Colonies had been doing it for years

Why Imperialism Economic Interests Military Needs Expansion Nationalism Cultural Superiority

Economic Interests New customers New places of investments Resources & Materials

Military Needs Bases for naval ships Military strategies Recruitment

Expansion Increasing borders Expansion of Power World Control

Nationalism Love of one’s nation Expansion= national power and prestige Our country is the best

Cultural Superiority Europeans & Americans felt superior Africa, Asia, & Latin America less industrialized Western Society needed to “civilize” world Spread religion

Areas of Colonization Africa Asia Latin America Middle East

Look at the US, look at Africa, Look at the U.K.

So with all this exploration came colonies claimed by the explores So with all this exploration came colonies claimed by the explores. Spain instituted ways to control these areas with Viceroyalties: direct representatives from the crown, in charge of whole provinces. Spain also created the Ecnomienda system, where a landowner had the right to control the people of a certain area. In the Spanish colonies a new social order was created where Peninsulares where the top and Africans and Indians were on the bottom. Peninusulares were people born in Europe. Creoles were next in line, people who were of European decent born in the Americas. Then there were Mestizos, people of European and Indian decent, and Molotos European African decent and then Africans and Indians. Less racism in Spanish colonies then in English, because English rarely mixed in comparison to Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Spain also started to send missionaries to the new world, creating missions, a plantation centered around a church. Became very popular in the California area. Spain eventually started to loose its dominance in the new world after it lost its Spanish Armada in a war against the English in 1588. Which leads us to the American colonies. Student Assignments: Jamestown(Virginia), Plymouth Colony, (New England??), Massachusetts Bay Colony, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Carolina and Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland,

Imperialism Today? Is there still imperialism today? What examples can you think of?