IMPERIALISM

& WWI

Our 1st Unit…

LEARNING TARGETS:

1. What is Imperialism?

2. Where did Europeans Imperialize?

3. How does the US begin imperialism?

4. How does the US shift into a world power?

INTERACTIVE PPTNeeded Today:• Happy ppt lady – needs some enthusiasm• Jimmy - intimidation• Carl - intimidation• Jonas (not one of the singing sensations)– nervousness• Awkward Quote• Uncle Sam• Wayne• Dougie Downer• William Randolph Hearst – southern accent?

YYYYYEEEEEESSSSS! Oh my Gosh!

I am SO flippin’ excited! Thank You Dunkford,

Thank You!I knew it’d be a great

day! I love US History!

Happy PPT lady

IMPERIALISM

Here’s what happened….

We’ll give you some options…

Think about how you would handle this situation…

WWYD?

Would you…1. Turn away & leave because the fight does not

concern you

2. Convince a couple of friends to help you separate the 2 students before they hurt one another

3. Get into the fight on your friend’s side and punch out the former friend who owes you $ because he deserves it

4. Punch out both students to show the rest of the school who’s the toughest dude/chick at PR.

1 2 3 4

Look at the # you chose…If you were a country, Here’s how you would

act…

Isolationism

Collective security

Intervention - alism

Imperialism

“The loner” “Team Player” “World Policeman” “World Bully”

Strict

non-involvement

in the affairs of other countries

Working w/

other countries to influence world affairs

Intervening in other countries’ to

promote important national interests & safeguard national

security

Taking land around the world

or exploiting weaker nations to

serve national interests

The US in

1800sThe US

in 1905

IMPERIALISM:“Conquering other countries to

build an EMPIRE”

aka: The strong taking over the weak. (bullying)

If you are sensitive to violent pictures, you may want to look away now.

The content of this picture is graphic and full

of pure unbridled violence

Get him Jimmy! He looks scared!

“With Pleasure!

You deserve this you

weak piece of junk!

Warning: I punch hard!”

I am so afraid for my life right now…

darn those bullies! If only I weren’t so

“Inferior”!

JIMMYJonas

Carl

European Imperialism• Since late 1800s

• England owns ¼ of land & people in the world by 1900!

• “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”

Africa = main target• GB, FR, BEL, IT, GER, PORT, & SP

• Euros wanted raw materials & shoppers

• Distributed Africa among themselves.

“They were civilizing Them”

Isolation

to

Imperialism

How the US goes from …

American ImperialismWe want some land too!

Africa’s already taken…

Where are some other “weak” people?!?

1. “We want to be alone over here!”(Only power in the Western Hemisphere)

2. Make more products & get more shoppers

3. Survival of the Fittest/Social Darwinism

We as the “superior” people (white) had to help the “inferior” people (minorities) from themselves

EX: Africans, Filippino, South Americans…

3 Reasons we give to Imperialize:

Our 1st Imperialistic

Gain…

Awkward quote:

“The Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe, and this is the golden hour to pick it”

US would make

TONS of $$ off of sugar.

After HAWAII…

We Want More!

Spanish- American

War

US vs.

SPAIN

We need to stop Spain! They’re putting Cubans in Concentration

Camps! Let’s make the world safe for Democracy! FREE CUBA!”

But we really mean…“We want control of Cuba! We want them to ‘owe us’! Get the Europeans out of here! (Western Hemisphere)”

UNCLE SAM

US tries to free Cuba from Spain – 9

weeks

BUT, Americans still debate IMPERIALISM…

FOR Imperialism… (let’s fight in the war)

“We get $$, they get a civilization AND

we’re promoting democracy!”

Against Imperialism… (no fight in war)

“We’re doing what the British did!”

WAYNE

Dougie Downer

How do we get ALL Americans to support the war & want to be

imperialist?...

YELLOW JOURNALISM

Faking or exaggerating pictures and stories to get people to support your cause and read

your newspaper

William Randolph Hearst:

“I’ll show Americans there’s a

reason to fight in a war”

“REMEMBER THE MAINE!”

Spanish burying Cuban Children!

Americans MUST help!

Americans fell for it!

Would you?!?

Results of the “Splendid Little War”

1. Most Americans now Imperialist!

2. Cuba is “independent”

but US gets a military base

3. US gets Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

Our “stepping stones” to a Pacific Empire!

US now a “School” for civilization

RECAP…

In a couple of years the US gets:

HAWAIICUBA

PUERTO RICOGUAM

PHILLIPINES

This is how we shift

into a

WORLD POWER!

AMERICA IS NOW

IMPERIALIST

NOTE CARD 1-5

1. What animal is the US like at the beginning of the 1900s?

2. What war was a “Splendid Little War” & how long did it last?

3. Who is William Randolph Hurst?

4. Name 3 territories the US owns by 1910.

5. Which continent is broken up? Name 2 countries that claim it.