ON THE PATH TO EMPIRE

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ON THE PATH TO EMPIRE EARLY IMPERIALISM
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IMPERIALISM- DEFINED

• EXTENDING A NATIONS AUTHORITY BY TERRITORIAL
  ACQUISITION OR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL HEGEMONY
  OVER OTHER NATIONS

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CAUSES INFLUENCES

• EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• NATIONALISM DUTY
• INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
• EXPANSIONIST RHETORIC

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FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER (1893)- THE CLOSING OF
THE FRONTIER
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MANIFEST DESTINY- HOW IS THIS A FACTOR?
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WERE WE A PEOPLE DESTINED TO BE EXPAN-SIONIST?
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RELATION TO IMPERIALISM?
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HALT!
HOW DOES THIS RELATE?
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HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THE CAUSES?
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WHY A CAUSE OF IMPERIALISM?
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WHAT WERE THESE COUNTRIES DOING?
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CHARLES DARWIN- HOW DID HIS THEORY GET
RELATED TO IMPERIALISM?
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JOHN FISKE- ANGLO-SAXON SUPERIORITY VERY POPULAR
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ALFRED T. MAHAN
HIS CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIALISM?
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NEED FOR A NEW NAVY

• 1880- ABOUT 2000 VESSELS, ONLY 48 COULD FIRE A
  GUN
• 1883 CONGRESS BEGINS BUDGETING FOR STEEL SHIPS

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USS OREGON (1893)
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USS NEW JERSEY (1904)
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THE SEA WILL BE THE FUTURE SEAT OF EMPIRES. AND
WE SHALL RULE IT AS CERTAINLY AS THE SUN DOTH
RISE- SEC. OF NAVY BENJAMIN TRACY (1889)
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SENATOR ALBERT BEVERIDGE (R-IND.)- MAJOR ADVOCAT
E
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JAMES G. BLAINE- ADVOCATE OF ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM
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ESTABLISHED THE PAN-AMERICAN UNION IN 1889- LED
TO TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH LATIN AMERICA, A CONCEPT
KNOWN AS PAN-AMERICANISM
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ERNST HAECKEL THE BIOGENETIC LAW-
PRIMITIVES NEED SUPERVISON
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WILLIAM SEWARD- (SEC. OF STATE 1867-69)
WHAT IS SEWARDS FOLLY?
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WILLIAM SEWARD- (SEC. OF STATE 1867-69) GIVE
ME FIFTY,THIRTY MORE YEARS OF LIFEAND I WILL
GIVE YOU POSSESSION OF THE AM. CONTINENT AND
CONTROL OF THE WORLD!
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1895 MAP
WAS THE PURCHASE A FOLLY?
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GOLD IS DISCOVERED THERE IN 1890S- LAST OF THE
BIG GOLD RUSHES
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SKAGWAY, AK, IN 1880
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SKAGWAY, AK, TODAY
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GETTING A GRUB STAKE
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MINING CAMP-1896
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GETTING TO THE GOLD FIELDS
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NOME, AK, 1900
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GHOST CLAIMS STILL CAN BE SEEN TODAY
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IN 1867, THE U.S. ANNEXED THIS- WHAT IS IT
WHERE IS IT LOCATED?
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2800 MI. W OF SAN FRANCISCO 2200 MI. E OF JAPAN
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WHY, OR FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
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MIDWAY ISLANDS TODAY
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THE MIDWAY ISLANDS ARE AN ATOLL- WHATS THAT?
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HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION CONTROVERSY
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1890S MAP- WHY WERE THESE ISLANDS WANTED BY
U.S.?
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KING DAVID KALAKAUA (1874-91) THE
MERRY MONARCH ALLOWED IN U.S. BUSINESS
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QUEEN LILUOKALANI (1891-1898) WANTS U.S. OUT OF
HAWAII
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SANFORD DOLE PINEAPPLE SUGAR OWNER- SUPPORTS REV
OLT IN 1892
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HAWAIIAN REBELS- MOSTLY WEALTHY U.S. SUGAR
PINEAPPLE PRODUCERS
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HAWAIIAN TROOPS SURRENDER
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QUEEN LILIUOKALANI (1891-1898)- PUT
UNDER HOUSE ARREST
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STAYED HERE FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS
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U.S.MARINES GUARDING PALACE (1897)
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USS BOSTON SENT- SCARES HAWAIIANS
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PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON SIGNS
TREATY ANNEXING HAWAII 2 WEEKS BEFORE LEAVING
OFFICE
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DOLE BEING SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF HAWAII
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND FIVE DAYS AFTER
TAKING OFFICE ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION
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DOLE REMAINS PRESIDENT OF HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC- QUEEN
LIL REMAINS DETHRONED
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CLEVELAND REFUSES TO ANNEX HAWAII- IMPERIALISM
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION BECOMES A CAMPAIGN ISSUE
IN1896
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1898-PRES. WM. MCKINLEY GETS HAWAII ANNEXED
AS WAR WITH SPAIN ERUPTS- WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE?
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United States Public Law 103-150 The "Apology
Resolution" Passed by Congress and signed by
President William J. ClintonNovember 23, 1993
                                                  
                                                  
                                    
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HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENCE FLAG
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MAIN POINT?
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CLEVELAND AND THE VENEZUELAN BORDER DISPUTE
(1895-96)
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DISPUTED AREA BETWEEN G.BRITAIN VENEZUELA
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• GOLD DISCOVERED IN
• DISPUTED AREA IN 1895
• ENGLAND THREATENS WAR
• CLEVELAND SENDS SEC. OF
• STATE RICHARD OLNEY TO
• ENGLAND

DISPUTED AREA BETWEEN G.BRITAIN VENEZUELA
FOR YEARS
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OLNEY DOCTRINE THE U.S. IS SOVEREIGN.. AND ITS
FIAT IS LAW ON THIS CONTINENT!
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WHAT FAMOUS FOREIGN POLICY DID HE INVOKE?
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ACQUISITION OF SAMOA (1899)
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1880S OCCUPIED BY G.BRITAIN, GERMANY, U.S.-
FOR WHAT REASON?
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PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
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ON FEB. 15, 1898, THIS AMERICAN SHIP WILL BE
BLOWN UP
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260 SAILORS ARE KILLED
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ACTUAL PHOTO OF MAINE EXPLODING
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HOW AND WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
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U.S. FOREIGN POLICY WILL CHANGE FOREVER