1. Concept Attainment
You will be trying to solve a puzzle by examining two sets of words that are alike/not alike.
On the following slide I will reveal an example, you will be asked to think how these two things are alike and not alike.
After I have revealed two more sets of examples you will be allowed to guess, however, before you are allowed to guess you must provide your own set of positive and negative examples.

2. Concept Attainment Positive Negative Great Britain , Spain, & France
Hawaii, Philippines, & French Congo
Spheres of Influence in China
Boxer Rebellion
Spanish American War
American Civil War
Partitioning of Africa
Arab Spring
America (1840)
America (1776)

3. Unit 5: Manifest Destiny and American Imperialism
The Student Becomes the Master: Manifest Destiny’s Evolution to Imperialism
Unit 5: Manifest Destiny and American Imperialism

4. Imperialism Frontier declared ‘closed’ in 1890
It was suppose last 100 generations!
How could this influence policy?
Capitalism requires new markets…Why?

5. Imperialism
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories.

6. Why Does America Become Imperialistic?
Unit 5: Manifest destiny and American Imperialism

7. Why does the David become Goliath?
Economics
Raw materials, New Markets, Favorable trade
Military Strength
Alfred T. Mahan
Fortier Closed
America Officially Settled
Social Darwinism
White Man’s Burden
Essence of America?
Alfred t. Mahan
Frederick Turner

8. American Imperialism at Work
Unit 5: Manifest Destiny and American Imperialism

9. The United States Takes Hawaii
Economic & Military Importance of Hawaii
Half-way btw US and east Asia
Large U.S. presence: Pineapples and sugar
Pearl Harbor: refueling station for American Ships

10. The United States Takes Hawaii
The End of a Monarchy:
1887: King bowed to pressure from Americans
Property requirement to vote.
1891 Queen Liliuokalani: new constitution
no property requirements–power back to Hawaiians
1893 Americans overthrow Liliuokalani
Cleveland does NOT annex Hawaii
"Substantial wrong has thus been done which a due regard for our national character as well as the rights of the injured people requires we should endeavor to repair the monarchy."
1898 McKinley annexes Hawaii

11. US heads off-shore… 1867 Alaska $7.2million from Russia
1867 Midway Islands
1878 Pago Pago, Samoa (annexed 1899)
1898 Hawaii
1898 Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
1899 Wake Island