Imperialism When How Where Imperialism What Why Define

Imperialism

When How Where Imperialism What Why Define List 5 reasons Who

1890 – American Frontier is Closed

The Climate of Imperialism • Imperialism – Belief in the desirability of acquiring colonies and dependencies • or extending a country's influence through means such as trade, diplomacy, military conquest

British India – late 19 th c.

Why U. S. Imperialism? 1. Official end of the frontier – 1890 - need new markets for our products - need new sources of raw materials - need new places to invest

2. Manifest Destiny Our duty to spread democracy and our values to those cultures not as “civilized” as ours.

3. “White Man’s Burden” Rudyard Kipling Take up the White Man's burden-Send forth the best ye breed. Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child. Take up the White Man's burden-The savage wars of peace-Fill full the mouth of Famine And bid the sickness cease;

4. Alfred T. Mahan • The Influence of Sea Power Upon History -1899 • Wrote about how Britain’s strong navy had transformed it into a world power • Therefore strong navy key to a strong foreign policy • Mc. Kinley and T. R. receptive to his ideas • Build up U. S. navy • Leads to expansion overseas

5. Hey – Europe was doing it so why not U. S. ? ?

Where in the world was Uncle Sam? • • • Japan China Philippines Guam Samoa Hawaii Cuba Puerto Rico Panama

Early Imperialism 1. Japan 2. Alaska 3. Hawaii Video – “America in the 20 th C. America becomes a World Power”

Causes of the Spanish American War • Working with a partner complete the graphic organizer about the causes of the war with Spain • Review the causes

• Wilson-Gorman Tariff – High tariff on Cuban sugar – Strains Cuban economy • Cuban Revolts • Delayed reforms in Cuba • Spanish atrocities (concentration camps) • inspires American humanitarianism • Maine – U. S. battleship, mysteriously sinks in Havana harbor – U. S. opinion blames Spain

U. S. S. Maine sinks in Havana Harbor

Yellow Journalism • Exaggerated and sensational accounts of a situation • Exaggerated Spanish atrocities • Play up American sympathies for Cuba

De. Lome Letter • Private letter from Spanish minister to a friend • Belittles Mc. Kinley • Americans take offense to it

Mc. Kinley’s Failure to Prevent War • He makes strong demands after sinking of Maine • Rejects Spanish response to demands Mc. Kinley

U. S. Public Opinion • Yellow journalism • Demands of business (want new markets, raw materials, investment opportunities) • Humanitarian concerns for Cuba • So supported war against Spain

Manifest Destiny • Foreign expansion logical extension of • Needed new markets, raw materials, investment opportunity • National pride

Your Thesis statements • What was the cause (causes) of the Spanish American War?