1. America as a World Power Mr. Green

2. The Impact of U.S. Territorial Gains “Shall we go on conferring our Civilization upon the peoples that sit in darkness, or shall we give those poor things a rest?...Extending the blessings of Civilization to our Brother who sits in Darkness has been a good trade and has paid well, on the whole; and there is money in it yet…but not enough, in my judgment, to make any considerable risk advisable.” -Mark Twain The United States decided to continue to exert its power around the globe.

3. Teddy Roosevelt and the World After William McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt became president He was unwilling to allow the imperial powers of Europe to control the world’s political and economic destiny His first ‘battle’ was between Russia and Japan

4. Roosevelt the Peacemaker Russia and Japan were at war in the Russo-Japanese War because Japan wanted control over some of Russia’s assets Japan decided to meet with Teddy-he was able to get a control over the situation through smooth talking and progressive tactics. This earned him the Nobel Peace Prize United States and Japan pledged to respect each other's possessions and interests in East Asia and the Pacific

5. Big Stick Diplomacy

6. The Panama Canal

7. Columbia originally had territory, but USA supported a Panama rebellion so they could buy area cheaply- Columbia was not happy about this Connects Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean (51 miles) Cost: $380 Million Took 10 years to build as nearly 6,000 were killed in process due to yellow fever and malaria

8. Imperialism Impact Expanded access to foreign markets USA now has a modern Navy America exercised international police power for domination Imperialism will eventually lead to World War One