Imperialism #1: More Power to US! What is imperialism? Objectives: 1. What is imperialism? 2. What motived it? 3. Describe the relationship between US and Hawaii
Imperialism Strong country takes over another country
Does a country ever have the right to take over another country?
Strong country creates an empire – a nation that takes over other nations Controlled country becomes a colony
EX: Spain colonized parts of North and nearly all of South America Language? Religion?
Is this imperialism? A.
B.
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Motives behind imperialism Economic Motives Natural Resources (cotton, sugar, etc) – needed to make more goods Place to sell goods Make $$$ Everyone else was doing it! Manifest destiny
2. Political Motives Take over country in a strategic location Hawaii – middle of the Pacific – good place to refuel a boat Build Pearl Harbor (navy base) B. Power!
3. Ideological (Beliefs) Motives Racism: belief that your ethnic group is superior to another’s (doing that country a favor by taking them over!) Social Darwinism Spread Christianity
Alaska Purchased in 1867 from Russia for $7.2 million (2 cents an acre!)
Hawaii Americans grew sugar there by late 1800s US put a tax on foreign sugar --- Hawaii was a foreign country Dole wanted to annex (take over) HI so didn’t have to pay tax
Overthrow the Queen, replace her with an American ruler, and then made it an American territory What motive of imperialism is at work in Hawaii? Economic, political, or ideological?
What are 3 motives behind imperialism?