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America becomes a world power:imperialism
From the PowerPoint presentation on Imperialism
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PRODUCED BY
HMS HISTORICAL MEDIA AND http://www.multimedialearning.org
WRITTEN BY
HERSCHEL SARNOFF
&
DANA BAGDASARIAN
COPYRIGHT 2004CONTACT INFORMATION:
hsarnoff@lausd.k12.ca.us
drb7270@lausd.k12.ca.us
VERSION 1.1
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Table of contents
topic slidesi. Maps………………………………………………………….…………..4-7
ii. Definition and themes………………………………………..8-24
iii.First attempts………………………................................25-31
iv.Spanish American war………..…………………………...32-66
v. Open door & Japanese imperialism…………………..67-83
vi.Panama canal…………………………………………………84-102
vii.Big stick diplomacy, Dollar diplomacy, moral diplomacy…………………………………………….……….103-106
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IMPERIALISM IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH
CENTURIES
EUROPEAN EXAMPLE, REASON FOR CHANGE IN US OUTLOOK, DESIRE TO COMPETE WITH EUROPEAN NATIONS IN TAKING OVER AND COLONIZING OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. WHICH NATIONS HAS THE MOST COLONIES
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AFRICA WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY TAKEN OVER BY EUROPEAN NATIONS.
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WHAT ASIA NATION WAS AN IMPERIALIST POWER? (JAPAN)
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PACIFIC ISLANDS “UP FOR GRABS”
AFRICA, ASIA, PACIFIC ISLANDS, AREAS OF THE WORLD WHERE EUROPEANS WERE CONQUERING AND COLONIZING SINCE THE 1870'S. THIS IS WHERE THE US WOULD TAKE ITS FIRST ATTEMPT AT IMPERIALISM.
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•Traditional foreign policy
•Definition of imperialism
•Reasons and rationalizations for imperialism
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TRADITIONAL UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY WAS ISOLATIONIST
“It is our true policy to steer clear of
permanent alliances with any
portion of the foreign world”
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1796
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS: GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1796 CAUTIONED THE NATION TO STAY OUT OF WORLD (EUROPEAN) AFFAIRS AND NOT GET INVOLVED IN THEIR WARS. IT WAS US FOREIGN POLICY TO AVOID THESE ENTANGLEMENTS AFTER WW I. US POLICY.
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Most of the 19th century was spent exploring and settling the western frontier of the united states,
this changed the perception of American boundaries
MENTION MANIFEST DESTINY AS A DRIVING FORCE IN AMERICANS CONQUERING THE CONTINENT.
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“Manifest destiny” extended beyond the borders of the united states
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The policy of extending a nation's authority by
territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other
nations.
DEFINITION OF IMPERIALISM
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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REASONS AND RATIONALIZATIONS FOR IMPERIALISM
•To gain more power in the international arena by following the European example
•Missionary zeal
•To gain more wealth
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PRESTIGE, RACIAL THEORIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH,THESE AND OTHER FACTORS INCREASED
AMERICA'S INTEREST IN OVERSEAS EXPANSION
PRESTIGE, RACIAL THEORIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, THESE AND OTHER FACTORS INCREASED AMERICA'S INTEREST IN OVERSEAS EXPANSION. WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN GETTING THE US INVOLVED IN WORLD AFFAIRS.
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Which countries were the most powerful based on this map alone?
Be sure to point out that England and France own the most territories and along with Germany, and Holland were among the most powerful countries in Europe in the late 19th century.
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