Important Facts To Know About Section 1 Chapter 5 America As A World Power

Vocabulary

Imperialism- conquering other nations or building an empire by founding colonies ( i.e. Aztec/ Inca Empires)

Causes of Imperialism

Raw Materials Ethnocentric Idea: belief that Western (bigger) nations could culturally improve Western

(smaller) groups A. Mahan’s Book: A Navy was needed to protect America’s economic doings

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

Vocabulary

Isolationism: avoiding involvement with other countries and foreign affairs

Seward’s Folly

Wants to purchase Alaska from Russia but ppl thought it was foolish (AKA folly) It was extremely large and costed only 2 cents per ac re Received in return gold, timber, minerals, fur

Midway Islands & Samoa

1867: Buy Pacific Midway Islands with the help of Japan

1899: Conquers Samoa

Hawaii

U.S. wants to covert religion of Hawaiians Opens business there: Opens sugar cane business Sugar cane becomes leading export and economically benefits U.S. Duty Free Sugar in a treaty Planters wanted more power so they force King to sign constitution at gunpt. King dies l8r but there’s a Queen and she refuses. So they annex Hawaii

Vocabulary

Annex: to add or to make an addition to ( in this context land)