1. AMERICA IN THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM APUSH - Spiconardi

2. We are a great imperial Republic destined to exercise a controlling influence upon the actions of mankind and to affect the future of the world. Henry Watterson, Editor of for the Louisville Courier-Journal

3. IMPERIALISM  Imperialism  extending a country’s power and influence over the politics, economics, and culture of another country or territory Long before the Age of New Imperialism, territorial expansion had been a feature of America since the settling of Virginia and New England. What are some examples? “By Gum, I Rather Like Your Looks” (Denver Rocky Mountain News, 1900)

4. Acquisition of Alaska (Seward’s Icebox/Seward’s Folly) Mexican-American War American-Indian Wars

5. CAUSES  Economics  Panic of 1893  Overbuilding of the railroads, dropping agriculture prices, economic issues in England and Argentina caused investors to sell stocks and withdraw bank funds  National unemployment hit 17% (35% in New York State)

6. CAUSES  Historians’ Interpretations  George Herring & Kristin L. Hoganson  Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power upon History

7. The Panama Canal In 1903, when Colombia refused to cede land for the construction of the Panama Canal, Pres. Theodore Roosevelt engineered Panama’s rebellion for independence Panama Canal facilitated Movement of naval vessels Reduced the time it took for commercial vessels to sail between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Cut out 8,000 miles of travel

8. Hawaii Hawaii had close ties to the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor American-owned sugar plantations employed a large workforce of Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese & Filipino laborers In 1893, American planters organized a successful rebellion to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani President Harrison submitted a plan for annexation, but his successor, Pres. Cleveland withdrew it Pres. McKinley ultimately annexes Hawaii in 1898

9. REACTIONS TO IMPERIALISM  Read the excerpts from the variety of sources pertaining to imperialism. List and be able to explain the key arguments in favor and against imperialism.

10. UNIFYING PATRIOTISM  The practice of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and standing for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” became commonplace.  Flag Day became more commonly celebrated

11. THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN What is the irony in this political cartoon? The White Man’s Burden

12. According to this advertisement, why should people buy Pears’ Soap?