Post on 19-May-2015
Objectives:1. Understand nation’s desires to build empires.2. Identify examples of America’s conquest during the
age of Imperialism.3. Explain the Open Door Policy and Sphere of
Influence.4. Understand the causes of the Spanish-American
War.5. Understand what happened to Cuba and the
Philippines after the Spanish-American War.6. Explain the impact of the Panama Canal7. Explain the US policy toward Latin-America during
the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. 8. Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican
Revolution
The Age of Imperialism:
#1- Understand nation’s desires to build empires.
• Imperialism: –The quest for colonial empires
• Desire to acquire more land for political, economical, or military power.
#2- US IMPERIALISM:
THE GREAT WHITE FLEET:Roosevelt flexes his muscles!!!
HAWAII:• American planters bought lots of land to
grow sugarcane.
• Queen Lil’ refused to give
up the land.
The US Marines took over…
Annexed in 1898
OPEN DOOR POLICY:• THE US and CHINA agreed to open trade!
• This angered some in china– Boxers Rebellion
#3- Explain the Open Door Policy & Sphere of Influence.
Westerners get attacked!!!
Task:
• Look at the graph on page 603– Answer the “Practicing the Strategy”
questions.
Commodore Perry and Japan
• Convinced the leader of
Japan to begin trading with
the USA.
The US ships needed a place
to refuel on their trips to japan
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE:
#-4 Understand the causes of the Spanish-American War.
• 1. Yellow Journalism
• 2. Spain in Cuba
• 3. Sphere of Influence
• 4. Protecting businesses in Cuba
• 5. USS Maine
Yellow Journalism:
• Fabricated stories to
sell more copies…
“Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain”
• Journalist said that the
Spanish placed a bomb
on the ship
#5- Understand what America gained after Cuba and the Philippines:
#6- Explain the impact of the Panama Canal
• Dug 160 trainloads of dirt a day• 43,000 workers (eventually led by USA)• Travel from New York to San Francisco
– Before = 14,000 miles After = 6,000 miles
• Increased American Power in Western Hemisphere
• Controlled by USA
• In the 1970’s President Jimmy Carter decided to give control back to Panama– Year 2000
System of lock to raise / lower water levels…
ROOSEVLET COROLLARY:• Extension of the Monroe Doctrine
–Only the United States had a right to act in countries in the Western Hemisphere
7. Explain the US policy toward Latin-America during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
Europe stay out!!!
“SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BICK STICK.”
#8- Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican Revolution
• Causes:
• Effects:
TEST TOMORROW….
• SHOULD THE UNITED STATES TAKE ACTIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES???–CREATE A LIST OF REASONS /
EXAMPLES• 2 ARGUE YES…
• 2 ARGUE NO…