The United States:Becoming a World Power

Todays Question:What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world? Chapter 22 Overseas ExpansionOak Mountain Middle School

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

Isolationism: Having little to do with the affairs of other countries. Reasons: To avoid wars and spend time and money only on the U. S.

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

Expansionism: Expanding your nations boundaries. Reasons: To gain more living space, natural resources, become more powerful and fulfill “Manifest Destiny”.Belief you have a God-given duty to spread democracy and religion.

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

What did America want? To trade with JapanMatthew Perry- Sent to Japan to work out trade deal… he took 8 warships with him. What happened? Japan agreed to trade with U.S. Why was it important? America now has greater involvement in Asia.

Opening Trade with Japan

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

Alaska belonged to Russia. William Seward: U.S. Secretary of State Seward agreed to buy it from Russia for 7.2 million (or 2 cents per acre) – really cheap!Reactions of many Americans: Thought deal was crazy!Alaska’s importance: Many natural resources.

The Purchase of Alaska

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

1870 – 1914, rise of Imperialism: Stronger countries taking over weaker countries.

What is America’s relationship with the rest of the world?

Reasons for Imperialism

WORLDWIDE

Competition (we want

more power)

More Natural Resources

Desire to spread culture & religion (Manifest Destiny)

Reasons forImperialism

UNITED STATES

A NEW Frontier…now that

the West is full.

A new placeTo sell U.S. goods

(trade)

It’s our DUTY to spread freedom

& religion. (Manifest Destiny)

So Now you know!America’s relationship with the rest of the world! ImperialismTradeIsolationismPurchaseExpansionism