18.1 causes of american imperialism
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18.1CAUSES OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
Objectives:1. Summarize the causes and effects of European and Asian imperialism2. Identify factors that influenced American imperialism3. Explain how the United States acquired Hawaii
Global Imperialism•Many Americans believed that the U.S. should be involved in Imperialism European Imperialism
European nations had been distributing control of Africa
Only Ethiopia and Liberia remained independent
Britain also became involved in Asia and the Pacific
“The sun never sets on the British Empire.”
Asian Imperialism
Japan began to attempt to imperialize China
America also tried to seek trade opportunities in China
American Imperialism Three factors that pushed American Imperialism
1. Economic competition with industrial nations 2. Political and military competition, including strong navy 3. Belief in racial and cultural superiority of Anglo-Saxons
American needed to gain a favorable balance of trade (exports > imports). 1865: exported $234 million 1900: exported $1.5 billion
“Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours…We will establish trading posts throughout the world as distributing-points for American products…Great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade.”
Albert Beveridge
American ImperialismMilitary Strength
Alfred T. Mahan President of Naval War College Outspoken advocate of
American military expansion Peacetime trading lanes Bases for refuel Panama Canal
Anglo-Saxon Superiority
Social Darwinism
Spread Christianity and civilization
Anti-Imperialism Objected on moral and
practical grounds Those who deny freedom
to others deserve it not for themselves, ...(Twain)
Territories needed U.S. constitutional protections
Not worth the costs of maintaining military strength
Another Shotgun Wedding
Description: A woman (Hawai'i) and Uncle Sam are getting married, kneeling before the minister (McKinley) who is reading from a book entitled "Annexation Policy". The bride seems ready to bolt. Behind the couple stands Morgan with a shotgun.
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/~soma/cartoons/
The United States Takes Hawaii A stop between China and East India
By mid 19th century, Americans had sugar plantations throughout
Foreign workers outnumbered Hawaiians 4:1!
HOW DID AMERICA SLOWLY GAIN POWER? U.S. could get sugar with no tax White landowners were only voters Built a naval base in Pearl Harbor
What was the McKinley Tariff and how did it effect Hawaiians?
In 1891, Queen Liliuokalani tried to restore voting power to Natives
U.S. ambassador John L. Stevens and Americans protested and invaded Hawaii
Imprisoned the queen Took over the government Sanford B. Dole became
president of the provisional government
Pres. Cleveland recognized the Republic of Hawaii
1898 – Hawaii became a U.S. territory
TERMS
Queen Liliuokalani
Imperialism
Alfred t. Mahan
Sanford B. Dole
Objectives:1. Summarize the causes and effects of European and Asian imperialism2. Identify factors that influenced American imperialism3. Explain how the United States acquired Hawaii
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