ImperialismImperialism

Focus Question: How and why did Focus Question: How and why did the United States take a more the United States take a more

active role in world affairs?active role in world affairs?

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Please read the following scenarios. Please read the following scenarios. Decide what the U.S. should do in each Decide what the U.S. should do in each situation. situation. Be ready to explain why you feel Be ready to explain why you feel this way!this way!

*Note: you may choose more than one *Note: you may choose more than one solution as long as you justify your solution as long as you justify your choices!choices!

1. What should the U.S. do if. . . 1. What should the U.S. do if. . .

A natural disaster strikes another country?A natural disaster strikes another country?a. Send our national guard to helpa. Send our national guard to help

b. Send $$ by the U.S. governmentb. Send $$ by the U.S. government

c. Ignore it. . . Not our problemc. Ignore it. . . Not our problem

d. Send a private organization like the Red d. Send a private organization like the Red CrossCross

2. What should the U.S. do if. . . 2. What should the U.S. do if. . .

A deadly Civil War is happening in another A deadly Civil War is happening in another country?country?a. Send the U.S. army right awaya. Send the U.S. army right away

b. Send $$ to help the side we support buy b. Send $$ to help the side we support buy weaponsweapons

c. Ignore it. . . Not our problemc. Ignore it. . . Not our problem

d. Get President Obama to have the two sides d. Get President Obama to have the two sides over for a peace talk at the White Houseover for a peace talk at the White House

3. What should the U.S. do if. . . 3. What should the U.S. do if. . .

Another country has a dictator that the Another country has a dictator that the U.S. doesn’t like or support?U.S. doesn’t like or support?

a.a. send the U.S. army to overthrow himsend the U.S. army to overthrow him

b.b. Give financial support ($$) to the oppositionGive financial support ($$) to the opposition

c.c. Ignore it. . . Not our problemIgnore it. . . Not our problem

d.d. Interview the people living in the country to Interview the people living in the country to see if they would like a changesee if they would like a change

4. What should the U.S. do if. . . 4. What should the U.S. do if. . .

A smaller country has an abundance (a A smaller country has an abundance (a lot of) a natural resources that America lot of) a natural resources that America needs or wants?needs or wants?

a.a. Send the U.S. army to take it! Send the U.S. army to take it! b.b. Try to strike a deal with the country where Try to strike a deal with the country where

we can have access to the resources for a we can have access to the resources for a very low pricevery low price

c.c. Nothing- they aren’t our resources to take!Nothing- they aren’t our resources to take!d.d. Give the smaller country something of ours Give the smaller country something of ours

that they may want- try to create a fair trade.that they may want- try to create a fair trade.

5. What should the U.S. do if. . . 5. What should the U.S. do if. . .

Mexico and Canada get in a war with Mexico and Canada get in a war with each other?each other?

a.a. Send the army to help one side right away! Send the army to help one side right away!

b.b. Secretly give $$ to one side so they can buy Secretly give $$ to one side so they can buy supplies but the other won’t know about itsupplies but the other won’t know about it

c.c. Ignore it! Not our problem. . . Ignore it! Not our problem. . .

d.d. Poll the U.S. public to see which side they Poll the U.S. public to see which side they would like to support. would like to support.

Washington on Foreign PolicyWashington on Foreign Policy

Warned AGAINST getting involved in Warned AGAINST getting involved in foreign affairsforeign affairs

We start to see a CHANGE in foreign We start to see a CHANGE in foreign policy…policy…

What is imperialism?What is imperialism?

The idea that a stronger nation The idea that a stronger nation should control weaker nationsshould control weaker nations

How do you think Imperialism is going to affect

the United States? How will

it affect other countries?

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism

Making $$$Making $$$

– Imperialists wanted the U.S. to get Imperialists wanted the U.S. to get raw materialsraw materials and and natural resourcesnatural resources from other countries.from other countries.

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism

Making our military strongerMaking our military stronger

– Alfred T. Mahan:Alfred T. Mahan: wrote wrote The The Influence of Sea Power on Influence of Sea Power on HistoryHistory

Why: If we have bases around Why: If we have bases around the world, we could refuel and the world, we could refuel and gather fresh supplies. He gather fresh supplies. He wanted the U.S. to be a world wanted the U.S. to be a world power and we needed a power and we needed a strong Navy to do this!strong Navy to do this!

Causes of ImperialismCauses of Imperialism

Belief that we are “better”Belief that we are “better”– Imperialists used ideas of Imperialists used ideas of racial, national racial, national

and culturaland cultural superiority to justify superiority to justify imperialism.imperialism.

– Rudyard Kipling’s Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s The White Man’s BurdenBurden: : white men have a responsibility to white men have a responsibility to colonize other places and rule other colonize other places and rule other people for their own benefitpeople for their own benefit

– Social Darwinists:Social Darwinists: survival of the fittest survival of the fittest

White Man’s BurdenWhite Man’s BurdenPoem by Rudyard Kipling 1899Poem by Rudyard Kipling 1899

““Take up the White Man’s burden– Take up the White Man’s burden–

Send forth the best ye breed—Send forth the best ye breed—

Go bind your sons to exileGo bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives’ need;To serve your captives’ need;

To wait in heavy harness,To wait in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild—On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child”Half-devil and half-child”

You Tell Me: Why does the United States

become an imperialist country?

We Buy Alaska!We Buy Alaska!

Secretary of State, Secretary of State, William SewardWilliam Seward buys Alaska from Russiabuys Alaska from Russia

Journalists nicknamed it Journalists nicknamed it Sewards’ Sewards’ Folly and Sewards’ Icebox.Folly and Sewards’ Icebox.

–Why: Why: They thought it was just They thought it was just snow and ice 1,000 miles north of snow and ice 1,000 miles north of our border.our border.

The U.S. gets HawaiiThe U.S. gets Hawaii

U.S. involved with Hawaii since the U.S. involved with Hawaii since the 1700s in the 1700s in the Sugar IndustrySugar Industry

American planters convinced Hawaiian American planters convinced Hawaiian King to King to amend the constitutionamend the constitution so so voting rights are limited to rich voting rights are limited to rich landowners (white planters)landowners (white planters)

The U.S. Gets HawaiiThe U.S. Gets Hawaii

Hawaiian King died- Hawaiian King died- his sister his sister Queen Queen Liliuokalani,Liliuokalani, took over. took over.

She resented the She resented the power of planters and power of planters and abolished (ended)abolished (ended) the the constitution that gave constitution that gave power to white power to white planters.planters.

The U.S. Gets HawaiiThe U.S. Gets Hawaii

How did Planters react? How did Planters react? American Planters used American Planters used violence to overthrow the violence to overthrow the Queen!Queen!

President President William William McKinleyMcKinley annexes (adds) annexes (adds) Hawaii in 1898.Hawaii in 1898.

The U.S. now has all The U.S. now has all 50 50 states!states!

U. S. View of HawaiiansU. S. View of HawaiiansU. S. View of HawaiiansU. S. View of Hawaiians

Hawaii becomes a U. S. Protectorate in 1849

by virtue of economic treaties.

Hawaii becomes a U. S. Protectorate in 1849

by virtue of economic treaties.

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt(Big Stick Diplomacy)(Big Stick Diplomacy)

The idea The idea that America that America will control will control the world by the world by policing it. policing it. ““Speak Speak Softly and Softly and Carry a Big Carry a Big Stick”Stick”

Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt(Big Stick Diplomacy)(Big Stick Diplomacy)

Roosevelt added the Roosevelt added the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the “Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine.Monroe Doctrine.

Now the U.S. will intervene Now the U.S. will intervene with the military when with the military when necessary in Latin America to necessary in Latin America to protect US interestsprotect US interests

Why do you think the Roosevelt Corollary was added?

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (Dollar Diplomacy)(Dollar Diplomacy)

The idea of increasing The idea of increasing investments in Latin America investments in Latin America and the Caribbeanand the Caribbean““substitute dollars for bullets” substitute dollars for bullets” Designed to protect Designed to protect economic ($$) interests and economic ($$) interests and increase U.S. power in the increase U.S. power in the WorldWorld

Why do you think

Dollar Diplomac

y is important

?

Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson (Moral Diplomacy)(Moral Diplomacy)

Idea that U.S. must be a “friend to the world” and Idea that U.S. must be a “friend to the world” and stop trying to take over places with conquest.stop trying to take over places with conquest.

Also called Also called Missionary DiplomacyMissionary Diplomacy

Designed to promote human rights and Designed to promote human rights and democracy in other countries without using democracy in other countries without using force.force.

This doesn’t always happen… Sometimes This doesn’t always happen… Sometimes even Wilson uses force!even Wilson uses force!

22ndnd Block Block

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