2. With a partner….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkV7XPh20ng
Brainstorm what do you know about “imperialism”?
(Who, what, when, where, WHY, terms, etc.)

3. UNIT 10: Becoming a World Power Why/ how did the United States become a major international power?
Rise of Imperialism (1890s- 1910s)
World War I ( )
Return to Neutrality (1920s)

4. Imperialism:
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, MILITARY AND/OR SOCIAL CONTROL OF ANOTHER NATION OR PEOPLE
Where do you think
The US would seek to
Expand its influence?
Why?

5. Context: Review U.S. foreign policy
Washington’s Farewell Address, Proclamation of Neutrality (1790s)
U.S. will stay neutral in foreign affairs: just trade
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
U.S. stays out of affairs of Europe….
Any attempt by Europe to colonize LATIN AMERICA will be seen as an act of aggression
(Guarantees Latin American independence)
Manifest Destiny (1840s)- expansion WEST

6. 1. Military/Strategic Interests
Other nations establishing a global military presence;
we should too
Alfred T. Mahan  The Influence of Sea Power on History:
1890- becomes 3rd biggest navy: NEED PORTS

7. 2. Commercial/Business Interests
U. S. Foreign Investments: need to protect them
US farms and factories producing surpluses- need new markets
Access to raw materials

8. 3. Social Darwinist Thinking
The White Man’s Burden- other races need to be “civilized”
The Hierarchy of Race- Anglo Saxons are superior

9. Cartoons What techniques are used?
Symbols, labeling, exageration…
Analogy, irony
Interpret the message of the cartoonist on imperialism:
For or against?
Why?

14. Is imperialism an extension of Manifest Destiny
Is imperialism an extension of Manifest Destiny? How are the motives of IMPERIALISM in the late 1800s and MANIFEST DESTINY in the 1840s similar and different?

15. Ticket to leave
List 2 reasons America became imperialist at the turn of the 20 Century:
List an economic reason for
the annexation of Hawaii
the “Open Door Policy”
 Name one connection between Manifest Destiny of the 1840s and imperialism at the end of the century.

17. John L. Stevens
“The Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe, and this is the golden hour for the United States to pluck it.”

18. Queen Liliuokalani
“I, Liliuokalani, do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the constitutional government of the Hawaiian kingdom…To avoid loss of life, I yield my authority under protest…”

19. America
Becomes
a Colonial
Power

20. 5 REASONS FOR AMERICAN IMPERIALISM: