1. 1) Why do you think the United States has bases in these various parts of the world? 2)What is your opinion on the US global presence according to this map? Give me 6-10 sentences that answer BOTH of these questions

2. Imperialism Imperialism:
Policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories

3. Causes: Economic Desire for raw materials and natural resources
Oil, rubber, iron, petroleum, etc.
US wanted to expand into new areas so that we could sell our goods to those new areas
US didn’t have a shortage of resources

4. Causes: Military Alfred T. Mahan – US navy admiral
Wanted to build the world’s largest and modern naval fleet
Need foreign bases
US navy was the 3rd largest in the world by 1900
Nations that expanded needed a strong Navy that could protect new colonies, and needed colonies that could support the Navy
coaling stations
Give us access to new parts of the world
Quick response across the globe
USS Maine and USS Oregon were steel hulled battleships
These ships helped make the US into a world power

5. Causes: Cultural Superiority
Social Darwinists
Only the fittest societies would survive
Used to justify taking control of “unfit” societies
If the US let Europe gobble up these “inferior” people, than the US would be left behind

6. Cultural Superiority Josiah Strong
Believed the US has a responsibility to save and Christianize foreign lands
White Man’s Burden

7. Answer questions 1-3 on the sheet you started at the beginning of class and turn in
Using the information you know about imperialism and the US war in Iraq:
1)What are the economic benefits of being involved in the Middle East?
2)What are the benefits of having a military presence in the Middle East?
3)What sort of American ideals would we want to transplant into the Middle East?

8. The united states’ first steps in global expansion

9. 1) Why do you think the United States has bases in these various parts of the world? 2)What is your opinion on the US global presence according to this map? Give me 6-10 sentences that answer BOTH of these questions

10. First Steps Toward World Power
US opens trade with Japan and in the Pacific Ocean in 1853
Japan agreed so that they could modernize
Many natural resources and raw materials could now be accessed
US had a new market to sell their goods to

12. Alaska Sec of State William Seward helped purchase Alaska in 1867
“Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox”
Proved to be rich in natural resources and doubled the nation’s size
Purchased for $7.2 million! (2 cents/acre)

13. Influence In Latin America
In 1889, the First International Pan-American Highway System was established as the US worked closely with Latin America
This weakened Europe’s influence in the region and strengthened the US influence

14. US Acquire Hawaii Hawaii was used for:
Stopping point on the way to Asia
Allowed American missionaries to inhabit the island
Sugar cane was grown here by Americans

15. Hawaii
1887-U.S. military & economic leaders pressured Hawaii to allow U.S. to build a naval Pearl Harbor
Base refueling station for US ships

16. Queen “Liliuokalani” was determined to eliminate American influence in Hawaii
U.S. sugar planters and U.S. government officials work together to overthrow the queen in 1893

17. Hawaii
By 1898, President McKinley would officially proclaim Hawaii as a US territory
This is a petition of Hawaiians against annexation. Naturally, the US ignored it.

20. Mini-Project 3) On new slides, answer the following questions:
1) Work alone or with a partner
2) create a Google slide or Prezi that contains:
A world map that identifies the following parts of the US empire
Hawaii (5 pts)
Alaska (5 pts)
Philippines (5 pts)
Puerto Rico (5 pts)
Guam (5 pts)
For each of these places, creates a slide that shows where the territory is on the map & list the resources and/or benefits from the US presence there (5 pts for each slide: total of 25pts)
3) On new slides, answer the following questions:
When looking at the US empire as a whole, what do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT benefit from US imperialism? Explain your answer with evidence that backs up your claim (25pts)
What do you believe are the negatives that result from the US being involved in these areas? Explain your answer with evidence that backs up your claim (25 pts)