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1 Colonialism, Imperialism, Hegemony

2 Definitions Colonialism: Imperialism: Hegemony: People Direct power
Indirect power

3 Colonialism American West Hawai’i + Alaska
Rationales: Manifest Destiny, Social Darwinism, Frederick Jackson Turner “frontier thesis,” population pressure, economic pressure Policies: land grants, Indian Wars Outcome: extermination of natives or “assimilation”

4 Imperialism Cuba Philippines Panama
Rationales: Social Darwinism, White Man’s Burden, markets (neo-mercantilism) Policies: Roosevelt Corollary Outcome: occupation, military build-up, subjugation and murder of natives

5 Hegemony Latin America / Caribbean China
Africa and Middle East (post-WWII) Rationales: economic, “stability,” security Policies: McKinley: Open Door Policy, Taft: Dollar Diplomacy, Wilson: Moral Diplomacy, Roosevelt: Good Neighbor Policy Outcome: “banana republics,” dictatorships

6 Iraq? Imperialism to create democracy?
Niall Ferguson, Colossus: nations that have been thoroughly “imperialized” (India, Singapore, Hawai’i, Philippines) do better (economically, politically) than those that have not (Africa, Middle East)


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