1. Ch.7 Becoming a World Power

2. 7.1 The Imperialist Vision

3. I. Building Support for Imperialism A. With the western frontier filled, Americans looked to new overseas markets

4. I. Building Support for Imperialism… B.Growing number of people who supported Social Darwinism 1.John Fiske’s idea of Anglo- Saxonism 2.The U.S. was destined to expand overseas & “civilize” others

5. I. Building Support for Imperialism… C.Support for building a modern navy increased 1.Captain Alfred T. Mahan 2.With growing European imperialism threatening America’s security, Congress agreed to build a large navy

6. II. American Expansion in the Pacific A.In 1852, President Fillmore ordered Matthew Perry to go to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty B.Japan signed the Treaty of Kanagawa

7. II. American Expansion in the Pacific… C. Hawaii 1.Businessmen established plantations to grow sugarcane 2.U.S. negotiated a treaty that exempted Hawaiian sugar from tariffs in exchange for rights to a naval base at Pearl Harbor 3.1890 Congress granted subsidies to sugar producers in the U.S. 4.In 1893, planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to step down 5.U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898

8. III. Diplomacy in Latin America A.U.S. wanted to increase the sale of American products to Latin America & keep the Europeans out B.James Blaine 1.He proposed the idea that the U.S. & L.A. should work together (Pan- Americanism) 2.Led to the creation The Organization of American States