Becoming a World Power

Imperialism

Think of Imperialism as a Game…

Risk

The Game of World Domination

Imperialism is a real life game of dominating the

world

What is Imperialism?

Imperialism the take over of a small country by a more powerful one.

An Example of Imperialism

Map of Africa around 1890.

An Example of Imperialism

Map of Africa around 1912

Why Imperialism Grew

1. Economic Factors 2. Nationalist Factors 3. Military Factors 4. Humanitarian Factors 5. Competition Factors

These 5 apply to all Imperial nations!!!!!!!!

1. Economic Factors

Massive industrial growth forced nations to search for new markets and raw materials.

1. Economic Factors

The U.S. made too many goods!

Led to boom bust cycle and Depression of 1893.

Must capture new for markets (countries)

Think about it this way…

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1. Economic Factors

Big businesses already controlled some countries governments.

Banana Republics: Term used to describe Central American nations

dominated by U.S. business interests.

2. Nationalist Factors

Nationalism-feelings of intense patriotism, led to Imperialism.

3. Military Factors

Technology meant armies and navies needed supply and re-fueling areas around the globe.

3. Military Factors

Britain, France and Germany were carving up the world

U.S. was way behind. U.S. navy was pathetic.

U.S. Navy

British Navy

3. Military Factors

Alfred Thayer Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power on History, convinced the navy to build new and more powerful ships like the USS Maine.

4. Humanitarian Factors

White man’s burden - duty to spread the blessings of western civilization. (laws, medicine, religions, pop culture)

5. Competition

US cannot fall behind rest of the world economically or militarily.

How did Mr. Herman beat us on foot…again?

A Sleeping Giant Turns into…

Although the U.S. was slow to annex foreign lands compared to Europeans, it did have some experience in imperialism.

Annex is to simply join a new territory to an existing country.

The U.S. had annexed or purchased Alaska, Midway Island and Hawaii.

A Lean Mean Imperial Machine

To prove our Imperial power, we pick a fight on an enemy that really had no chance to beat us.

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