States and Capitals Quiz•Seven new ones for this week: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana•All 28 from previous quizzes.•3 Public Officials

Primary Source Analysis•Read The Gospel of the Gun and The White Man’s Burden.

Answer the questions on the back of your handout once you finish reading through.•Circle or highlight words you would like me to explain.•Underline key points or phrases.•After working on this independently, you will discuss your

result with a partner before working our way through the answers for the poems.

I. Reasons for U.S. Imperialism

Objective 6.01: Examine the factors that led to the United States taking an increasingly active role in world affairs.

A. Definition of Imperialism• Imperialism -

governments trying to build influence and/or control in other places.• European countries

started doing this to get raw materials for factories.

B. Economic Reasons•U.S. has mass production, factory-based economy.•U.S. businesses had two needs: raw materials and

somewhere to sell their goods.• How would imperialism help U.S. businesses?

•Mercantilism – get more wealth by exporting more than you import• Through imperialism, the U.S. would be able to get more land

and thus more resources to make goods to export.

C. Social Darwinism•Definition: “the survival

of the fittest”; the strongest nations survive•Similar to Manifest

Destiny – in order for us to fulfill our destiny as a great country, we needed to expand.

D. White Man’s Burden• Idea that the U.S. should

take its culture to foreign countries to “civilize” them.• Felt that white civilization

was superior to other people’s.• Famous example: “White

Man’s Burden” poem by Rudyard Kipling

Exit Ticket1) Which theory was used by Social Darwinists to justify imperialism?

 a. Communismb. Gospel of Wealthc. Protectionismd. Survival of the fittest

Exit Ticket2) Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to the United States’ increased role in imperialism?

 a. Ethnic ties from recent immigrant populations led the U.S. to want to

remain close with countries around the world.b. Industrialization required that we obtain raw materials for production.c. The theory of Social Darwinism suggested that in order to survive as a

nation we needed to expand.d. The “white man’s burden” led us to want to civilize and Christianize

“savage” nations.

Exit Ticket3) Who were the primary beneficiaries of United States imperialism?

a. Large business interestsb. The labor movementc. Small landholdersd. The common people of the countries that the United States took over

II. U.S. Imperialism

U.S.6.02: Identify the areas of United States military, economic, and political involvement

and influence.

A. Yellow Journalism• Definition: newspapers make up or exaggerate stories to

make them more entertaining/have an effect on the reader.• Why would they exaggerate stories?

• Two major people involved: William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer – big rivals

A. Yellow Journalism

A. Yellow Journalism• Impact: Main reason for the Spanish-American War – their usually

false stories made the American public rally against Spain.• Created jingoism – citizens and government officials wanting an

aggressive foreign policy

Stations• Travel to three different stations and spend 12 minutes at each one.• Questions to answer in addition to ones at stations already:•What part of the world is the U.S. in?• Does this event have a special name? If so, what is it?•Why did the U.S. get involved?•What did it do? Did it gain any new land or influence?

Independent Practice• Create a chart that explains U.S. involvement in different parts of the

world. An example for your chart should look like this:Country/Territory Name of U.S.

InvolvementWhy did the U.S. get involved?

What did the U.S. do?

Impact of U.S. Involvement

Alaska

Hawaii

Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico

Cuba

Panama