Slide1 : Ch.10 Imperialism America Claims an
Empire
Imperialism : Imperialism The policy in which stronger nations take over weaker ones
Economic: new markets, natural resources
Political: gain colonies, power, status
Military: compete in arms race,power
Belief in racial/ cultural superiority of people of European descent (Anglo/Saxon)
Global Imperialism : Global Imperialism Europe: had colonies for centuries
Britain had the most colonies around the world, controlled a 25% of world’s land and people.
Other nations wanted pieces for themselves.
African Imperialism : African Imperialism Europe: had colonies for centuries
Africa prime target in 19th century
Rich in natural resources, provided new markets.
Only independent nations in Africa
Were Liberia and Ethiopia
Asian Imperialism: Japan : Asian Imperialism: Japan industrialized, modernized its government, built up its military.
Needed natural resources, looked to China for trade.
Other nations had begun to divide China into exclusive trade regions.
U.S. Imperialism : U.S. Imperialism Ch.10 Imperialism
Economic Reasons : Economic Reasons American farmers has produced a surplus of goods
Needed new markets to sell stuff
Needed raw materials for factories
Solution: foreign trade
Military Reasons Alfred Mahan : Military Reasons Alfred Mahan Wanted to build up American navy
Defend peacetime shipping lanes
Needed to establish naval bases in Pacific and Caribbean
U.S. became 3rd largest naval power
Superiority : Superiority Some Americans combined the
philosophy of Social Darwinism
(survivial of fittest) with free-
market competition
( private ownership of business) with
racial superiority to justify imperialism
Anti- Imperialism : Anti- Imperialism Cost too much in military protection
Dominated peoples didn’t have same
rights as American citizens
Some Americans saw imperialism as a threat to Anglo-Saxon culture
U.S. Takes Hawaii : U.S. Takes Hawaii Ch.10 Imperialism
Hawaii’s Economy : Hawaii’s Economy 75% of wealth from sugar plantations
Plantations owned by Americans
Labor imported from Japan/ China
Hawaii’s Economy : Hawaii’s Economy 1875 no duty on Hawaiian sugar
1887 king forced to grant voting
rights to only wealthy landowners
1887 U.S. gained rights to Pearl Harbor
Hawaii’s Economy : Hawaii’s Economy 1890 McKinley Tariff eliminated the duty-free status of Hawaiian sugar
Hawaiian sugar had to compete with other sugar growers, especially Cuba
Annexation of Hawaii would mean Hawaiian sugar would become duty-free
Deposing the Queen : Deposing the Queen Queen Lil wanted to:
end property qualifications for voting
Restore power to native Hawaiians
Slide16 : Queen Lili’uokalani “The cause of Hawaiian independence is larger and dearer than the life of any man connected with it. Love of country is deep seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.”
Deposing the Queen : Deposing the Queen The Americans sugar growers :
Organized a revolt against the Queen 1893
Queen Lil was arrested
Sanford Dole became the temporary president of Hawaii
Slide18 : Sanford Dole Grover Cleveland William McKinley
Slide19 : “The New Temptation on the Mount: “ Behold all this I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” A “World- Wide Empire” including Hawaii and the Philippines, is offered on the horizon.
Republic of Hawaii : Republic of Hawaii Pres. Cleveland wanted the queen restored to power.
Dole refused to give up power.
Cleveland recognized the Republic of Hawaii, but refused to annex Hawaii.
1897 Pres. McKinley made Hawaii an American territory.
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