Warm Up On a piece of Notebook paper What do the following words mean? Write definitions down in your own words. You may use your phone or a dictionary to look up words you don’t know. chronological order historical era historical significance

Unit 4: Rise to World Power (1890-1920) Day 1: American Imperialism

Rise to World Power This historical era is characterized by the rise of the United States into the position of a world power. Prior to this unit, we learned about domestic issues that were the focus of the progressive era reform efforts. During this unit we will examine early twentieth century foreign policy in the United States, including the decision to partake in the Spanish-American War, increasing economic influence around the world, movements toward expansionism, and involvement in the First World War (WWI).

Progressive Era (1890-1920) Rise to World Power (1890-1920) Economic Reforms Political Reforms Social Reforms Spanish American War (1898) Yellow-Journalism Cuba DeLome Letter Sinking of the Maine American Expansionism New Market New territories China Open Door Policy Panama Canal World War I Sussex Pledge Zimmerman Telegram New Weapons & Warfare Alvin York Treaty of Versailles Wilson 14 Points

Why did the U.S. become more involved with the world? American Imperialism Imperialism – Policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.

Reasons for American Imperialism Desire for Military Strength European nations were establishing a global military presence and the U.S. needed to keep up. U.S. became the third largest navy in the world. Built 9 steel-hulled cruisers. Alfred T. Mahan – urged the government to build up the navy to compete with other nations. He was a historian and author of a book on the importance of the navy to a country’s power

Discussion Question: Talk with your shoulder partners Alfred T. Mahan supported the idea of naval dominance as a way to position the U.S. into world power. Why do you think the navy was important to Mahan?

Reasons for American imperialism Thirst for New Markets America needed new markets to sell agricultural and manufactured goods and to get raw materials from. Reasons for new markets raw materials for factories new markets for its agriculture new markets for manufactured goods

Reasons for American Imperialism Belief in Cultural Superiority The U.S. had a responsibility to spread Christianity and civilization to the inferior peoples of the world. Cultural Superiority social Darwinism racial superiority of Anglo-Saxons Spread Christianity

***Important Concept: As the United States takes over territory, it expands its markets and gains access to resources.

American Imperialism and Alfred T. Mahan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWOx2ZB3qU (7:08)

Critical Writing Question #1 Day 1: As the United States gained more territories, what was the effect on the U.S.? How did Alfred Thayer Mahan play a role in American Imperialism?

Synthetic Snowball American Imperialism is like… because……