1. The Roots of Imperialism
Chapter 5 Section 1

2. Focus Question
How and why did the United States take a more active role in world affairs in the late 19th/early 20th centuries?

3. A Definition of Imperialism
1: the extension of one country’s power over others
2: the intense scramble for overseas colonies
3: direct control over vast territories

4. Imperialism was based on...
1. Economics
Western countries wanted new markets and raw materials (rubber, tin, and oil)
2. Gaining an advantage over rivals
* Colonies = money and power
(Land = Money = Power)
* Failure to have colonies = weakness

5. 3. Social Darwinism: Superior races must dominate the weaker and inferior races.
4. Religion and Humanitarianism
* White Man’s Burden: concept which said white people had a moral obligation to civilize ignorant people.

6. Parts of Imperialism
1. Protectorate - a political unit (colony) that depends on someone else for protection
2. Direct Rule – form of rule in which local officials were removed from power and replaced with new officials from the mother country
3. Indirect Rule – form of rule where local officials were allowed to keep their positions of authority but answered to mother country

7. U.S.’s First Steps Toward World Power
Alfred T. Mahan
“The Influence of Sea Power Upon History”
Called upon U.S. to build a modern naval fleet
Mathew Perry
Negotiated treaty that opened Japanese trade with America

8. U.S.’s First Steps Toward World Power
Seward’s Folly
Bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
James Blaine
First International Pan-American Conference: preached benefits of economic cooperation to 17 Latin American countries

9. Annexation of Hawaii King Kalakaua amended Hawaiian constitution
Limited voting rights to wealthy American landowners
Queen Liliuokalani opposed growing U.S. control of the islands
Abolished constitution

10. Annexation of Hawaii
Sanford B. Dole & other planters removed Queen Liliuokalani from power
Hawaii annexed as a U.S. territory in 1898
Justification: U.S. needed naval base in Hawaii

11. Summary
Write 1-2 sentences telling teacher what the notes were about.