Warm up – 10/7/13  Journal: There is a student at school whom you’ve seen around everyday but aren’t necessarily friends with them. One day, you see them being bullied by another student. Do you step in the middle and help the student being bullied, or do you look the other way and mind your own business? Explain  Sentence: desmond tutu was born on october he one the nobel peace prize and speaked out against apartheid in south africa apartheid is a system that has different laws for blacks and whites.

“The Spirit of the Frontier”  Manifest Destiny Belief that we should expand from Atlantic to Pacific in the name of God  “From sea to shining sea”

Reasons to expand  Economic- new markets  Personal reasons  Abundance of land in west  “God’s will”

What is Imperialism?  What does Imperialism mean to you?  Read the document handed out in class ○ Highlight/ Underline key information ○ Edit your previous ideas of Imperialism if needed

Imperialism  The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.  U.S. wanted to join imperialist powers of Europe.  “Gold, God and Glory”

American Imperialism 3 reasons to expand 1. Economic Competition 2. Political and Military Competition 3. Belief in racial and cultural superiority

Economic Reasons  Raw materials for factories  New markets for new goods  Trade a solution to overproduction, unemployment and economic depression

Politics and Military  Alfred T. Mahan Urged U.S. for a strong navy Urged U.S. to develop a fleet, establish bases, construct canal and acquire Hawaii (& other islands)!  U.S. needs bases where fleets can re-fuel

Superiority  Cultural factor  Duty to spread Christianity and the American way of life to “inferior people”

Anti-Imperialism  Imperialism a threat to American’s Anglo-Saxon heritage  Nothing justifies domination of other countries  Anti-Imperialist League