1. ISN pg 168 title: Imperialism in the Americas
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2 ways imperialism is good
2 ways imperialism is bad

2. The Age of Imperialism: What about the USA & Latin America?

3. Imperialism in America

4. The Expansion of the USA
This is the USA after America won its independence from England in 1783

5. The Expansion of the USA
This is the USA after the acquisition of Louisiana from France & Florida from Spain

6. The Expansion of the USA
The USA began its Industrial Revolution in the 1840s

7. The Expansion of the USA
This is the USA after the gaining Oregon from England & the independent Texas Republic
The Expansion of the USA

8. The Expansion of the USA
This is the USA after defeating Mexico in the Mexican-American War in 1848
The Expansion of the USA
This westward expansion was called Manifest Destiny; Americans believed that had the God-given right to expand from the Atlantic to Pacific in the 1830s & 1840s

9. The Expansion of the USA
The USA continued its Industrial Revolution from 1870 to 1910

10. American Imperialism
The USA was growing in size, wealth, & power, but most of the world was already imperialized
By the 1890s, Americans looked to gain more naval bases & markets in major trade routes
So, the USA tried to:
Increase its access in Asia
Protect its economic & political interests in Latin America
Like Matthew Perry’s unequal trade treaty with Japan in 1853
…and the Open Door Policy in China in 1900
The newly independent Latin American countries were vulnerable to conquest by stronger European countries
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11. The US coveted Hawaii & control of the sea lanes to China
The US as a World Power
The US used the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America but viewed the Caribbean as an “American Lake” & Latin America as a vast potential market for US goods
The US coveted Hawaii & control of the sea lanes to China

12. The US as a World Power: Alaska
Canada became a dominion of England in 1867 and Seward hoped to convince England to give up Canada; thus the purchase of Alaska
In 1867, the USA bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million

14. American Imperialism In order to protect Latin America:
The USA issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823— Latin America is off limits!
The USA issued the Roosevelt Corollary in 1903— the U.S. will keep law & order in

15. The US as a World Power: Latin America
The USA had a “Good Neighbor Policy” in Latin America
The US flooded Latin America with goods, bought raw materials, but this hurt local businesses
The US used the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europeans nations & businesses out of Latin America

16. American Imperialism
In 1895, the US went to war to help Cuba get its independence from Spain
When the USS Maine exploded in Cuba, the US media blamed Spain & war was declared

17. After winning the Spanish-American War, the USA gained Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

19. The US as a World Power: Hawaii
US missionaries & businessmen 1st arrived in Hawaii in the 1820s; By the 1870s, Hawaii was dominated by sugar & fruit plantation owners
In 1887, the US gained Pearl Harbor as a naval base
In 1888, the queen of Hawaii was overthrown & in 1898 Hawaii became a US territory

20. Why did America want Hawaii?
Hawaii is the stepping-stone to the vast Asian markets

22. American Imperialism
The USA bought the rights to build the Panama Canal; the canal linked the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans; Gave the US great influence in Latin America