1. World History Chapter 26

2.  Imperialism – countries competing for land  Happened for several reasons: 1. Because of I.R., countries needed to find resources 2. No industrialized nation wanted to depend on any other  So, countries started taking control of weaker nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America because: 1. They wanted to sell their own products to these countries and gain a monopoly 2. Having colonies increased prestige 3. Colonies could become a source of troops 4. Colonies could be used for refueling of naval ships 5. Could convert non-Christians to Christianity

4.  France imperialized Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia(in Africa)  Britain got the Island of Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, and the Congo  Germany got territory in west Africa  Spain got northern Morocco  Italy got Tripoli and renamed it Libya  Competition was fierce, but no war so far  Britain extended into India  Japan never imperialized but went to war with China over ports in Korea (Sino-Japanese War) and won access to Korea and Liaodong

6.  Russia and France didn’t want Japan in Liaodong so they forced them out and made China pay money  U.S., U.K., and Germany compete for the Samoan Islands  U.S. wins control of Hawaii  1898 U.S. goes to war with Spain over Guam and the Philippines and wins  Spain loses Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Wake Island to U.S.

8.  James Monroe – created the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 that stated that the US would not interfere in European affairs but would intervene if Europe bothered any American nation  U.S. built the Panama Canal to protect its empire  Originally, Colombia controlled Panama  Panama revolted, won its independence (with help from US)  U.S. bought and built strip of land for canal

10.  Mexico underwent several government changes in early 1900s  Victoriano Huerta gained control  President Woodrow Wilson wanted to overthrow Huerta (worried about $)  In 1914, Huerta had several US soldiers arrested so the US sent in the Marines  In 1916, Pancho Villa raided several towns in New Mexico and killed and raped several Americans  U.S. sent in troops (led by John Pershing) but withdrew all troops in 1917 to focus on WWI