Mr. Williams 10 th Grade U.S. History
Extension of a nation’s power and control over other lands Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Japan European Nations gained more than 20% of land on Earth
Economy: Looked to other nations for new customers and new places to invest Africa, Asia, ad Latin America also had raw materials for the Industrial Factories
Military: Industrialized countries created strong navies to defend shores and protect trading interests Needed bases in strategic places
Nationalism: Territorial conquests enhanced a nation’s power and prestige Cultural Superiority: “White Man’s Burden” Africa, Asia, and L.A. had less industry and urban development and were “backward” nations
Take up the white man’s burden Send forth the best ye breed— Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captive’s need; To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk ad wild— Your new-caught sullen people, Half devil and half child.
New technologies like railroad, steamship, telegraph and rifle made it possible to go deep into Africa and Asia Berlin Conference: Split up Africa to preserve “Balance of Power”
European Powers had carved up Africa and Asia Americans believed it was time for U.S. to claim its territory abroad Mid-1800s: Manifest Destiny
What are the causes of Imperialism? Why did American not join the Scramble for Territory?
Western Hemisphere was an “American Sphere of Influence” and warned European powers to keep their hands off or risk war
Asia: In 1890s, China, weakened by years of warfare, looked as if it might be partitioned into spheres of influence by England, Japan, Germany, France, and Russia
A geographical area where an outside nation exerts special economic or political control All of previous nations had this in China
Goal was to give all nations equal trading rights to China “We ask no favors, we only ask that we shall be admitted to that great market upon the same terms with the rest of the world”
Secretary of State John Hay wrote notes calling for “open door” policy that would ensure trade access to all maintain semblance of Chinese sovereignty 1900 announced this as policy
Hawaii was a good spot for coaling stations and naval bases for ships traveling to and from Asia Early contact included traders and Christian missionaries
Hawaiian League formed to overthrow monarch and establish democracy in Hawaii under American Control All motivated by the power of the American Sugar Companies in the Territory
President William McKinley favored annexation and Congress approved in 1898 Became the 50 th state in 1959