The United States Becomes A World Power

2 Minute Assessment By now this should be easy!! What is Manifest Destiny? Warm-Up: The United States had acquired land all the way to the Pacific Ocean by the middle of the 1800s. What other land do you think the US wanted to acquire after that time?

Imperialism Building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations. How is imperialism like Manifest Destiny? The country still wanted to expand.

Why Imperialism? Why did many countries feel the need to take over new lands? What would they gain? More land for more people Natural Resources Assisted in getting to new places

Alaska The United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867. Many people made fun of the man in charge of buying it because they all thought Alaska was a frozen wasteland.

Seward’s Folly William Seward, the Secretary of State who bought Alaska, had the last laugh Later, Alaska became the source of many natural resources, including gold and oil, which made Alaska extremely valuable.

Hawaii and other Pacific Islands There is a reason for wanting new land. Hawaii is in the middle of the largest ocean – why did we want it? The Pacific Ocean is extremely large, transportation at the time could not make it all the way to Asia without refueling By acquiring islands in the middle of the ocean, the US could put refueling stations there. Hawaii

2 minute assessment: Why did we want Hawaii? Warm-up: Write down what you think would cause a country to become imperialistic.

WAR!! In many cases, Imperialism leads to war. Case 1: Countries that don’t want to be taken over fight countries that want to take them over

WAR!! Case 2: People who live in certain countries want their own independent country – therefore they revolt to have independence. Can you think of a country that did this in the past? Mexico Cuba Haiti Many Latin American countries USA!!!

The Spanish-American War In the 1890s, Cuba was one area that wanted independence from Spain. Many Americans wanted to help them gain their independence

The USS Maine In January, 1898, the US sent the battleship USS Maine to Cuba to protect the Americans working in Cuba. In February, the USS Maine exploded and sank, killing 266 men.

Yellow Journalism In the US, there were many newspapers competing for readership. The most successful newspapers tried to come up with the biggest headlines possible to get people to read their paper. This was called sensationalism and a new term – Yellow Journalism - began.

Remember the Maine! To get headlines, newspapers claimed that it was Spain that blew up the Maine. People demanded that the government declare war on Spain because of it.

Warm-Up: pg 118 and 119 Look at the picture on pg 118. What was “Remember the Maine!” Answer the question Pg 119: map: War in the Philippines Answer the questions

Warm-Up How did Yellow Journalism force the US to declare war on Spain? Warm-up: We now know that Imperialism was the cause of the Spanish-American War. What you may not know is that it was also a cause of World War I. Why do you think imperialism causes so much war?

The Philippines On the other side of the world, a group of islands called the Philippines also wanted independence from Spain. The US decided to help them out as well.

The Philippines What countries are near the Philippines?

Results of the Spanish American War USA ended up winning As a result, Puerto Rico and the Philippines became protectorates of the US Cuba got freedom from Spain, US would help them become independent. Imperialism continues to add tension to nations of the world – this would eventually help cause World War I

Academic Notebook Words Suffrage – the right to vote Temperance – to stop alcohol from being made, sold, and drunk Eighteenth Amendment – banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol Nineteenth Amendment – granted women the right to vote Conservation – the protection of nature and its resources Imperialism – building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations

Academic Notebook Words Isolationism – avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries Spheres of Influence – an area where foreign countries control trade or natural resources of another nation or area Open Door Policy – All nations should have equal access to trade in China Boxer Rebellion – Boxers were Chinese nationalists angered by foreign involvement in China, therefore they revolted against it.

Academic Notebook Words Yellow Journalism – newspapers that printed sensational, often exaggerated news stories Panama Canal – an artificial waterway across the isthmus (narrow piece of land) of Panama; completed by US in 1914; an imperialist act that allowed more control of Latin America by the USA Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine – (Monroe Doctrine was a statement made in 1823 stating that colonization of the Americas was forbidden by Europeans) The Roosevelt Corollary added to that, saying that if nations couldn’t handle their debts, USA would get involved and exert power