Goal 6: The Emergence Goal 6: The Emergence of the United States in of the United States in

World Affairs: 1890-1914World Affairs: 1890-1914Goal 6.1: Examine the factors that led Goal 6.1: Examine the factors that led

to the United States taking an to the United States taking an increasingly active role in world affairs.increasingly active role in world affairs.

The Big PictureThe Big Picture

• Imperialism – Manifest Destiny goes global.

• The beginning of the United States becoming the policeman of the world.

ImperialismImperialism

• Possession of foreign colonies or territories.• The US from the beginning has had the desire

for more territory as it expanded west.• In the late 1800s, the US began spreading to

overseas territories.• US imperialism coexists with the race for

territories among the countries of Europe.

Political Factors of ImperialismPolitical Factors of Imperialism

• Competition– Old Empires were declining – Ottoman and

Spanish Empires– New Empires were growing – British, French,

German, Belgium.

• Nationalism– Spheres of Influence

Cultural Factors of ImperialismCultural Factors of Imperialism

• Humanitarianism– Missionaries– Doctors– Officials wanting to

improve the lives of people

Religion Josiah Strong

Racial Rudyard Kipling –

“White Man’s Burden” Social Darwinism –

Survival of the Fittest

Economic Factors of ImperialismEconomic Factors of Imperialism

• Raw Materials• New Markets for goods• International corporations (transnational

corporations)• Industry grows as a larger sector of the

economy• Between 1860 and 1897

– Imports doubled– Exports tripled

Military Factors of ImperialismMilitary Factors of Imperialism

• Overseas expansion demands a strong navy.

• Islands become important– Coaling stations (Refueling)– Supply stations

• Alfred Mahan – The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890)

Writers Pushing for ImperialismWriters Pushing for Imperialism

Fredrick Jackson Turner- Significance of the Frontier in America: Humanity will progress as long as there is land to move to.

Josiah Strong- Our Country envisioned competition between the races