1. Presentation by Dr. J Brink

2. What is imperialism?

3. 1. Commercial/Business Interests(economic reasons) U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908

4. American Foreign Trade: 1870-1914 1. Commercial/Business Interests What did they gain: 1. 2. 3.

5. 2. Military/Strategic Interests Alfred T. Mahan  The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783 What did the United States need for its navy?

6. 3.Social Darwinist Thinking (ideological) (ideological) The White Man’s Burden The Hierarchy of Race The belief in ____________ ______________

7. Frederick Jackson Turner The Significance of the Frontier in American Society (1893) U.S. census of 1890 declares the frontier closed

8. 4. Religious/Missionary Interests American Missionaries in China, 1905 Responsibility of civilized people to ________ natives to their beliefs and spread their ______

9. Why America became IMPERIALISTIC? 1. 2. 3. Believe it was their destiny to expand westward, called ___________ ________.

10. Causes of Imperialism Manifest Destiny  “New Frontier” 1803Louisiana Purchase 1845Texan Annexation 1848Mexican Cession 1867Alaskan Purchase

12. Commodore Matthew Perry Opens Up Japan: 1853 The Japanese View of Commodore Perry

14. Treaty of Kanagawa: 1854

16. “Seward’s Folly”: 1867 $7.2 million

17. “Seward’s Icebox”: 1867

20. U. S. Missionaries in Hawaii Imiola Church – first built in the late 1820s American missionaries came to convert Hawaiians. Imiola Church – first built in the late 1820s American missionaries came to convert Hawaiians. British explorer, ________ ________ explored the islands in _____. Who united the eight major islands.

21. U. S. View of Hawaiians Hawaii becomes a U. S. Protectorate in 1849 by virtue of economic treaties. US increases control because of the sugarcane/ economic interests.

23. King Kalakaua Negotiated treaty with US in 1875 Sugar enters US tax free Hawaiian sugar industry booms Rich planters (white’s) want more control of Hawaii. _________ _________ formed to overthrow the monarchy/establish a democracy _________ constitution – 1890 sugar treaty revoked by US

24. Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii for the Hawaiians! Becomes queen in 1891.

25. U. S. Business Interests In Hawaii 1875 – Reciprocity Treaty 1890 – McKinley Tariff American businessmen backed an uprising against Queen Liliuokalani.(John L. Stevens sends troops) 1893 – American businessmen backed an uprising against Queen Liliuokalani.(John L. Stevens sends troops) Sanford Ballard Dole proclaims the Republic of Hawaii in 1894.

26. To The Victor Belongs the Spoils Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, 1898 (McKinley now the President) Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, 1898 (McKinley now the President) President Cleveland wants to restore Liliukalani to the throne. Dole refuses to step down.