American Imperialism Annexation White Man's Burden

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Imperialism is __________.

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when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

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Colonies provide raw materials & buy goods

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Economic motive

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Protect economic interests through the military

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Political motive

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Belief in cultural superiority

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Religious motive

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Become a world power

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Political motive

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Spread democracy & Christianity

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Religious motive

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A form of sensationalist writing used as propaganda

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yellow journalism

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Alfred T. Mahan argued: to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power, the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites, imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical, the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements

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to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power

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What island did Alfred Thayer Mahan think would be important in fortifying their new Imperial status? Options: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii

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Hawaii

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What island did Alfred Thayer Mahan think would be important in fortifying their new Imperial status? Options: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii

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Hawaii