Objectives:1. Understand nation’s desires to build empires.2. Identify examples of America’s conquest during the

age of Imperialism.3. Explain the Open Door Policy and Sphere of

Influence.4. Understand the causes of the Spanish-American

War.5. Understand what happened to Cuba and the

Philippines after the Spanish-American War.6. Explain the impact of the Panama Canal7. Explain the US policy toward Latin-America during

the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. 8. Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican

Revolution

The Age of Imperialism:

#1- Understand nation’s desires to build empires.

• Imperialism: –The quest for colonial empires

• Desire to acquire more land for political, economical, or military power.

#2- US IMPERIALISM:

THE GREAT WHITE FLEET:Roosevelt flexes his muscles!!!

HAWAII:• American planters bought lots of land to

grow sugarcane.

• Queen Lil’ refused to give

up the land.

The US Marines took over…

Annexed in 1898

OPEN DOOR POLICY:• THE US and CHINA agreed to open trade!

• This angered some in china– Boxers Rebellion

#3- Explain the Open Door Policy & Sphere of Influence.

Westerners get attacked!!!

Task:

• Look at the graph on page 603– Answer the “Practicing the Strategy”

questions.

Commodore Perry and Japan

• Convinced the leader of

Japan to begin trading with

the USA.

The US ships needed a place

to refuel on their trips to japan

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE:

#-4 Understand the causes of the Spanish-American War.

• 1. Yellow Journalism

• 2. Spain in Cuba

• 3. Sphere of Influence

• 4. Protecting businesses in Cuba

• 5. USS Maine

Yellow Journalism:

• Fabricated stories to

sell more copies…

“Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain”

• Journalist said that the

Spanish placed a bomb

on the ship

#5- Understand what America gained after Cuba and the Philippines:

#6- Explain the impact of the Panama Canal

• Dug 160 trainloads of dirt a day• 43,000 workers (eventually led by USA)• Travel from New York to San Francisco

– Before = 14,000 miles After = 6,000 miles

• Increased American Power in Western Hemisphere

• Controlled by USA

• In the 1970’s President Jimmy Carter decided to give control back to Panama– Year 2000

System of lock to raise / lower water levels…

ROOSEVLET COROLLARY:• Extension of the Monroe Doctrine

–Only the United States had a right to act in countries in the Western Hemisphere

7. Explain the US policy toward Latin-America during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Europe stay out!!!

“SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BICK STICK.”

#8- Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican Revolution

• Causes:

• Effects:

TEST TOMORROW….

• SHOULD THE UNITED STATES TAKE ACTIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES???–CREATE A LIST OF REASONS /

EXAMPLES• 2 ARGUE YES…

• 2 ARGUE NO…