1. Imperialism
Chapter 5, Section 1

2. Causes of Imperialism What is isolationism?
Imperialism – strong nations extend their military, political and economic control over weaker
Extractive economies – extracted what they wanted and shipped it home
US needed to ship surplus
Build military strength
Urged by Mahan

3. Causes Cont. Superiority Review Social Darwinism
Extend Manifest Destiny
Review
3 causes of imperialism?
Economic gain, militarism, nationalism/Social Darwinism

5. Becoming a World Power Commodore Mathew Perry Seward buys Alaska
Showered Japanese emperor with gifts
Shows them that Japan needs to catch up militarily
Naval base in Hawaii
Seward buys Alaska
Doubled US at the time
Lots of timber, oil and other resources
US influence in Latin America

7. Hawaii Economic link since the 1790s Two problems
Tariffs on sugar
Liliuokalani takes over
Solution: overthrow the Queen
The annexation of Hawaii
Senate did not approve under Harrison
Cleveland wanted investigation and offered apology to Hawaii
1898 under McKinley, officially annexed