“The Imperialist Vision” Chapter 12 Section 1

Building Support for Imperialism  Economic and military competition from other nations, and a growing feeling of superiority made more people want the U.S. to become a world power  A Desire for New Markets Many Americans concluded that the nation had to develop new overseas markets to keep the economy strong  A Feeling of Superiority John Fiske argued that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government  Anglo-Saxonism

Expansion in the Pacific  Perry Opens Japan Commodore Matthew Perry led a naval expedition to Japan to force Japan to trade with the U.S. Japan realized they could not compete against modern Western technology and weapons and signed a treaty opening the ports of Simoda and Hakodadi to American trade on March 31, 1854

Expansion in the Pacific  Annexing Hawaii U.S. trades with Hawaii and the sugar industry booms  Hawaiian King accepts new constitution limiting authority and increasing planters power The Hawaiian monarchy, under Queen Liliuokalani, was overthrown by a group of planters supported by the U.S. Marines from the Boston Five years later the U.S. annexed Hawaii

Trade and Diplomacy in Latin America  At the First International American Conference, the U.S. wanted Latin American delegates to agree to a customs union, which would reduce tariffs among American nations  Pan-Americanism idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together  Create a customs union between Latin America & the U.S. Reduce tariffs against each other Treat each other equally in trade Buy U.S. products instead of European

Building a Modern Navy  Supporters argued that if the U.S. did not build up its navy and acquire bases overseas, it would be shut out of foreign markets by the Europeans Captain Alfred T. Mahan  Congress authorized the construction of a modern American navy