U.S. Imperialism Begins

Wed., Oct. 21 Homework



Read Chapter 18-1 about U.S. Imperialism and answer the following questions. They are due Friday at 3:10p.m. Post them to your blog.



Title: U.S. Imperialism Begins Labels: Hawaii, Imperialism, Mahan, Frontier_Thesis, Alaska





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1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
five factors that fueled American Imperialism was a. The trend was catching on in European countries and around the world. b. Because of that competion between the countries for land. c. Desire for military strength. d. Thirst for a new market. e. Belief in cultural superiority.

2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Belief in cultural superiority means that America thought that American Culture was superior to all other cultures and that importing our beliefs around the world would make it a better place. Also the thirst for a new market means that american industry wanted to expand across seas to expand their clientel which could be accomplished with imperialism.

3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
The buying of Alaska from Russia and it was known as seaward's folly because everyone thought the idea was foolish and pointless.

4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product ?
Sugar cane and The Americans conntrolled the harvesting and production.

6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The Hawaian islands were utilized by settlers since the 1790s. Yankee settlers opened christian missionaries and schools. Sugar planters were planting prior to the Annexation of Hawaii. Because suger planters were bringing in so much money they began to overflow the island with immigrant workers. American planters asked the USA to annex Hawaii thus bringing business to america.