M AGNIFICENT M ONDAY ! You may choose your own seats for this unit! But don’t forget to still turn in last week’s warm-up sheet and pick up a new one for this week!
W ARM U P 5/6 What does it mean to have power? Power?
L ESSON Q UESTION #1 What is imperialism and how did Americans respond?
V OCABULARY Imperialism Ethnocentrism Annex/Annexation Geographic Influences Anti-Imperialism
W HAT IS IMPERIALISM ? The policy of establishing colonies and building empires A stronger nation w/ a goal to create an empire & who dominates weaker nations through various factors
A MERICA AS A W ORLD P OWER Please take out your post test reading on the United States becoming a world power and 5 W & How chart—let’s discuss! (Extras can be found in the bin)
R EASONS FOR A MERICAN E XPANSION OF I MPERIALISM So we could sell to new markets For protection of USA investments overseas To relive pioneer excitement or Manifest Destiny To civilize people or “Heathens”
W HY WOULD WE WANT TO CIVILIZE PEOPLE ? Ethnocentrism! Belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group
T HE W HITE M AN ’ S B URDEN Take out your Imperialism Map (received post- test) and flip to the back. Read “The White Man’s Burden” and answer questions.
L ET ’ S LOOK AT SOME PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
A RGUMENTS AGAINST A MERICAN I MPERIALISM (A NTI -I MPERIALISM ) Too expensive! It is Anti-American (denies freedoms and rights) Too many problems at home Think about the Progressive reforms we just studied!
Take out a sheet of paper Imagine you are the President of the United States. How would you like to see the United States use its status as a world power? No less than 6 sentences
C LOSER Think back to the notes and readings from today. What are three new things that you learned regarding imperialism?