Standard: 7. Identify on a map places related to the historic events studied and explain their significance 10. Analyze how culture has contributed to cooperation and conflict within and between regions of the world 14. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of Imperialism 24. Explain the different methods countries use to resolve conflicts – Diplomacy – Treaties – Military involvement 37. Identify the relationships the United States has with major countries and how these affect foreign and economic policies
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Standard:7. Identify on a map places related to the historic
events studied and explain their significance10. Analyze how culture has contributed to
cooperation and conflict within and between regions of the world
14. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of Imperialism
24. Explain the different methods countries use to resolve conflicts– Diplomacy– Treaties– Military involvement
37. Identify the relationships the United States has with major countries and how these affect foreign and economic policies
America As A World Power
Imperialism
• Building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations
Reasons for Imperialism
• A source of raw materials and new markets
• Reduced competition
• A duty to spread religion and culture
• Between 1870 and 1914, European nations controlled most of Africa and southern Asia
Two Mindsets in America
Isolationism Expansionism
Isolationism
Avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries.
“steer clear of permanent alliances”-- George Washington
Expansionism
America should press westward and extend its national boundaries.
The United States is a “rising empire”-- George Washington
Samoa• The United
States, Germany, and Great Britain wanted control of Samoa
• The United States and Germany split Samoa
William Seward
• 1867– Persuade
d Congress to annex Midway
“Seward’s Folly”• 1867 - Seward
bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million– Twice the
size of Texas, for two cents an acre
• Many felt it foolish to buy such a barren land
•Alaska was rich in timber, copper and gold
• today it is an important source of petroleum and natural gas.
Hawaii
• 1820’s – the first
American missionaries arrived •To convert Hawaiians to Christianity
– They raised sugarcane• 1875 – signed a treaty to allow
Hawaiian sugar to be shipped duty-free to the U.S.
• Later American planters arrived, built plantations, gained power
• Forced the Hawaiian king to write a new Hawaiian constitution
– Known as the Bayonet Constitution•Granted more power to the planters
Queen Liliuokalani (lih lee oo oh kah LAH nee)
• Resented the power of American planters
• Proposed a new constitution– To return power
to the monarchy
• 1893 – The planters revolted – The Ambassador
called for Marine protection
– They toppled the Queen
– Formed a new government
• In 1898 Congress voted to annex the Hawaiian Islands
“Our interference in the Hawaiian Revolution in 1893 was a disgrace… I am ashamed…”
-- Grover Cleveland
•Hawaii became a territory in 1900, then a state in 1959.
America and Foreign Trade
• We traded with Europe, China, and the Philippines.
• For hundreds of years Japan had closed its doors
• The U.S. wanted to open trade with Japan before Europeans arrived
– They burned sugar cane fields and mills, and moved ½ million Cubans into detention camps•100,000 or more Cuban civilians died from starvation and disease
• Spain controlled Cuba and Puerto Rico
• 1868 - the Cubans rebelled
Sinking of the Maine
• Fighting broke out in Havana
• McKinley sent the Maine to protect American Citizens
• Feb. 15, 1898– an explosion
ripped through the ship killing 266 sailors and officers