Emergence of the U.S. in World Affairs

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Emergence of the U.S. in World Affairs
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Imperialism

• A policy of extending a country's power and
  influence through diplomacy or military force

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Three Factors that Fuel American Imperialism

• Desire for military strength
• Thirst for new markets
• Belief in cultural superiority

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Economic National Defense

• Spheres of Influence territories or nations
  which a stronger nation exercises control
• Mercantilism policy of exporting more goods than
  a nation imports
• U.S. needed more natural resources in order to
  accomplish concept

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Alfred Mahan

• Urged the U.S. government to build up naval power
  in order to compete with other powerful nations
• Wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

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Cultural Superiority

• Many felt that it was the responsibility of
  whites in the U.S. to civilize and spread
  democracy to the rest of the world
• Social Darwinism used to justify imperialism

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White Mans Burden

• Phrase coined by Rudyard Kipling
• White Anglo-Saxon population had an obligation to
  civilize and help lesser peoples

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Alaska

• William Seward arranged for the U.S. to buy
  Alaska from Russia

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Alaska

• Alaska cost the U.S. 7.3 million or two cents an
  acre
• Most people called the purchase Sewards Folly
  because they thought the land was useless
• Alaska turned out to be rich in timber, minerals,
  and later discovered oil

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Importance of Hawaii

• U.S. wanted to use Hawaii as a naval station and
  for its sugar

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Queen Liliuokalani

• U.S. government steps in and deposes her rule
• Forced to give up Hawaii to the U.S.