Imperialism

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Imperialism
When stronger nations extend their economic,
political or military control over weaker nations
or territories.
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Foreign Competition
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Military Strength

• Alfred T. Mahan
• The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
• Build a modern, steel-hulled fleet of warships.
• Control Islands in the Caribbean and Pacific to
  use as naval bases.
• Build a canal to connect the Gulf of Mexico with
  the Pacific.

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Great White Fleet
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The White Mans Burden
How does Kipling justify imperialism? Cite
examples from the poem. Do you think any of
Kiplings arguments are legitimate justifications
for American Imperialism in the late 1800s? Do
powerful nations like the United States use
similar arguments to justify foreign intervention
today?
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Belief In Cultural Superiority

• Belief in free-market competition leading to the
  survival of the fittest. (Social Darwinism)
• Combined with a belief in the racial superiority
  of Anglo-Saxons and the cultural superiority of
  Americans (westerners) became a powerful force
  used to justify American Imperialism.

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Annexation of Hawaii
VS

• Queen Liliuokalani
• Legitimate ruler of Hawaii
• Wants to protect Hawaiian sovereignty

• Sanford B. Dole
• American businessman (plantation owner in Hawaii)
• Wants U.S. to annex Hawaii
• Loves Pineapples!

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Imperialism Good or Bad?