American Imperialism (Part 1)

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

Carl Schurz argued:

• The U.S. must expand to compete
• The U.S. should become a power of peace
• The U.S. should spread Anglo-Saxon civilization 
• The  U.S. must become a great sea power

Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's? 

• to establish a commonwealth of colonies 
• to establish military bases around the world
• to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials 
• to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world

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

Social Darwinism:

• was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism
• was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others
• was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism
• was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner

The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations.

• Totalitarianism 
• Imperialism
• Domino Polcy
• Expansionism 

 The three factors that fueled Imperialism were...

• Military, new markets and Isolationism
• Isolationism, military and cultural superiority
• Military, new markets and cultural superiority
• cultural superiority, new markets and isolationism

Henry Cabot Lodge argued: 

• The U.S. should become a power of peace
• The U.S. should spread Anglo-Saxon civilization
• The U.S. must become a great sea power
• The U.S. must expand to compete

Josiah Strong argued:

• The U.S. must become a great sea power 
• The U.S. should spread Anglo-Saxon civilization
  The U.S. should become a power of peace
• The U.S. should spread Anglo-Saxon civilization 
• The U. S. must expand to compete

American business leaders favored expansion in order to 

• establish an empire throughout the world
• solve the economic problem of overproduction
• establish the military equality with European nations
• stop Russian expansion into Alaska