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Title: Emergence of the U.S. in World Affairs


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Emergence of the U.S. in World Affairs
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Imperialism
  • A policy of extending a country's power and
    influence through diplomacy or military force

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Three Factors that Fuel American Imperialism
  • Desire for military strength
  • Thirst for new markets
  • Belief in cultural superiority

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Economic National Defense
  • Spheres of Influence territories or nations
    which a stronger nation exercises control
  • Mercantilism policy of exporting more goods than
    a nation imports
  • U.S. needed more natural resources in order to
    accomplish concept

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Alfred Mahan
  • Urged the U.S. government to build up naval power
    in order to compete with other powerful nations
  • Wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

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Cultural Superiority
  • Many felt that it was the responsibility of
    whites in the U.S. to civilize and spread
    democracy to the rest of the world
  • Social Darwinism used to justify imperialism

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White Mans Burden
  • Phrase coined by Rudyard Kipling
  • White Anglo-Saxon population had an obligation to
    civilize and help lesser peoples

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Alaska
  • William Seward arranged for the U.S. to buy
    Alaska from Russia

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Alaska
  • Alaska cost the U.S. 7.3 million or two cents an
    acre
  • Most people called the purchase Sewards Folly
    because they thought the land was useless
  • Alaska turned out to be rich in timber, minerals,
    and later discovered oil

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Importance of Hawaii
  • U.S. wanted to use Hawaii as a naval station and
    for its sugar

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Queen Liliuokalani
  • U.S. government steps in and deposes her rule
  • Forced to give up Hawaii to the U.S.
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