Intro to U.S. Expansionism

Intro to U.S. Global Expansionism

Multiple Choice

What does Imperialism mean?

• Helping to rebuild war torn countries

• Belief that their should be no social classes

• Stronger nations dominating and controlling weaker ones

• Accepting other countries' debts

Open Ended

What is an image, event, or another term that reminds you of the meaning of imperialism?

IMPERIALISM

• aka...Expansionism

• aka...Territorial Expansion

• aka...Colonialism

Imperialism means...

• belief in empire-building

• The control of one country over another

This is how the US becomes a GLOBAL POWER

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Open Ended

Name one reason, that you can remember, about why countries engaged in imperialistic activities.

Multiple Choice

What does the term FOREIGN mean?

• from your own country

• Something you identify with

• of or from a country that is different from your own

Foreign Policy

A government's strategy for dealing with other nations

Multiple Choice

What term is the opposite of foreign?

• Unknown

• Isolate

• Domestic

A Doctrine means...

a nation's stated principles of policy usually in foreign or military affairs.

Early US Foreign Policy: The Monroe Doctrine

Stated that Europe needed to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and the US would stay out of Europe's problems.

Early US Expansionism

Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

What was Manifest Destiny about?

• US refusal to engage in foreign affairs

• The US was determine to conqueror our continent

• The US was destined to win the Revolutionary War

Once the frontier was "closed" the US looks elsewhere...

Manifested Destiny elsewhere...

The US developed favorable attitudes towards foreign expansionism

annexing other countries and territories

Multiple Choice

What does annex mean? As in, the US annexed Hawaii.

• to remove

• to ratify

• to join or attach

• to leave

Word Family for Annex...

• Annexing

• Annexed

• Annexation

The US Purchases Alaska

1867

Multiple Choice

Who do you think the US purchased Alaska from for $7.2 million

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Russia

• Hawaii

The US looks to the Pacific

annexes the Midway Islands

Were you paying attention?

It's review question time!!!!

Multiple Choice

What does imperialism mean?

• building an empire by taking over other countries.

• not interacting with other countries

• a belief that there should be government control over the means of production

Multiple Select

What are 2 other ways to say imperialism?

• colonialism

• militarism

• communism

• expansionism

Multiple Choice

What term means a countries policies towards dealing with other nations/countries?

• Domestic Policy

• Indoctrination Policy

• Foreign Policy

• Return Policy

Multiple Choice

When did the US develop goals for more territorial expansion

• after WWI

• After the close of the Western Frontier

• After the sinking of the Bismarck

• After reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Multiple Choice

What does the term annex mean?

• To remove from a country's control

• To loose an investment

• To buy shares in a corporation

• To join or attach a territory to an already existing one.

Multiple Choice

What territory is annexed to the US after the the US purchased it from Russia?

• Canada

• Alaska

• Crimea

• Iceland

Poll

Do you remember learning about imperialism last year in World History?

• Yes, I do

• No I do not

• kinda

Multiple Choice

According to the Monroe Doctrine which hemisphere does the US control

• Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern

Multiple Choice

Towards which ocean does the US look to expand after the close of the western frontier?

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic