1. America
Becomes
a Colonial
Power

2. What is Imperialism?
Economic and Political domination of a strong country OVER a weak country

3. Types of Imperialism
Protectorate: weaker nation stays in power but has to accept advice of stronger nation
Sphere of influence: when a foreign nation enjoys privileges in another region

4. Essential Question:
Why did America
join the imperialist
club at the end
of the 19c?

5. 1. Commercial/Business Interests
Industrial Revolution created need for:
Raw Materials
Market to sell manufactured goods
U. S. Foreign Investments:

6. 1. Commercial/Business Interests American Foreign Trade: 1870-1914

7. 2. Military/Strategic Interests
Mahan’s book stated all great nations had a large navy
Alfred T. Mahan  The Influence of Sea Power on History:

8. The Great White Fleet: 1907

9. 3. Social Darwinism
Anglo-Saxonism: English speaking nations had superior characters, ideas, and systems of government
It is social Darwinism abroad
“the Anglo-Saxon is divinely commissioned to be … his brother’s keeper.”
Josiah Strong

10. 3. Social Darwinist Thinking
The White Man’s Burden
The Hierarchy of Race
Duty of Americans/Europeans
to “civilize” lesser peoples

11. 4. Religious/Missionary Interests Christianize the savages

12. 5. Closing the American Frontier
Manifest Destiny had closed the North American continent.
Overseas was only place left to go

13. Japan

14. Commodore Matthew Perry Opens Up Japan with force: 1853
The Japanese View of Commodore Perry

15. Hawaii:
"Crossroads
of the
Pacific"

16. Why do we want Hawaii? Sugar Plantations owned by Americans
Back a Revolution against Hawaiian Queen
U.S. Navy helps
Sanford Ballard Dole

17. Other reasons for wanting Hawaii?
U.S. wants it for shipping routes and military bases

18. U. S. View of Hawaiians

19. To The Victor Belongs the Spoils
Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, 1898

20. Pan-Americanism

21. Pan-Americanism
Latin America and the U.S should worked together to advance the interests of the Americas