USH2 UNIT 2: FACTORS THAT LED TO EXPANSION

LESSON 2.2: Expansion leads to Imperialism

Unit Overview The purpose of this unit is to understand

the factors that led to exploration, settlement, movement, and expansion and their impact on United States development over time.

Activating List as many reasons you

can think of as to why Americans risk settling in the west during the last half of the 19th century?

1. 2. 3. 4. http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=Q16OZkgSXfMQUICK WRITE: How did our experience in the western frontier help shape modern America?

Western Frontier – Frederick Jackson Turners Frontier Thesis The Frontier Thesis or Turner

Thesis, is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that American democracy was formed by the American Frontier. In essence, our frontier experience made us who we are today: risk takers and adventurers, rugged individualists, fiercely independent. In addition Turner emphasizes the need for a “frontier” in order for Americans to remain “cutting edge”. What “Frontiers” do we still have today? Many historians point out today that Turner fails to mention the plight of Native Americans in his Thesis.

Turners Frontier Thesis

School House Rock https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2w4lwQRtc 1. 2. 3.

New Markets DURING THE LATE

1800’S, THE DESIRE TO FIND NEW MARKETS, INCREASE TRADE, AND BUILD A POWERFUL NAVY CAUSED THE UNITED STATES TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Imperialism

BUILDING SUPPORT FOR IMPERIALISM IN THE 1800’S, NATIONS IN EUROPE EXPANDED OVERSEAS IMPERIALISM IS A STRONG NATION’S ECONOMIC AND

POLITICAL DOMINATION OVER WEAKER ONES. CAUSES: EUROPE NEEDED MORE RAW MATERIALS TARIFFS HURT TRADE NEED FOR NEW MARKETS = INDUSTRY TO PROTECT INVESTMENTS, EUROPE MADE COUNTRIES

INTO COLONIES AND PROTECTORATES IN A PROTECTORATE, THE IMPERIAL POWER LET LOCAL

RULERS STAY IN CONTROL

A FEELING OF SUPERIORITY THE UNITED STATES ALSO WANTED TO FIND NEW MARKETS

IN OTHER COUNTRIES SOME AMERICANS USED SOCIAL DARWINISM TO JUSTIFY

EXPANSION OTHERS BELIEVED THAT ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

WERE NATURALLY SUPERIOR = ANGLO-SAXONISM

BUILDING A MODERN NAVY AMERICAN LEADERS

THOUGHT THE UNITED STATES NEEDED A POWERFUL NAVY.

NAVY COULD PROTECT MERCHANT SHIPS AND DEFEND TRADE

BY THE LATE 1800’S THE UNITED STATES WAS BECOMING A GREAT NAVAL POWER.

AMERICAN EXPANSION IN THE PACIFIC IN THE 1800’S JAPAN ONLY TRADED WITH THE CHINESE AND

DUTCH IN 1853, PRESIDENT FILMORE DECIDED TO FORCE JAPAN TO

TRADE WITH THE USA HE SENT A NAVAL EXPEDITION LED BY MATHEW PERRY TO

NEGOTIATE A TREATY IN SEEING OUR WARSHIPS, JAPAN KNEW THEY HAD TO OPEN

TWO PORTS TO AMERICAN TRADE

ANNEXING HAWAII AMERICANS WERE INTERESTED IN HAWAII FOR SUGAR

TRADE AND A MILITARY BASE IN 1875 THE UNITED STATES REMOVED TARIFFS ON

HAWAIAN SUGAR = SUGAR INDUSTRY BOOMED IN 1887 PLANTERS MADE THE KING SIGN A CONSTITUTION

LIMITING HIS POWER

ANNEXING HAWAII - CONTINUED IN 1891 QUEEN LILIUOKALANI BECAME RULER = DISLIKED

AMERICAN INFLUENCE TRIED TO CREATE A NEW CONSTITUTION TO RE-ESTABLISH

HER AUTHORITY PLANTERS RESPONDED BY OVERTHROWING THE

GOVERNMENT THE UNITED STATES ANNEXED HAWAII 5 YEARS LATER

AP: Imperialism

The Spanish American War (Will Cover in depth later in course) What you need to

know now: 1) Monroe Doctrine 2) New Markets 3) Reasons to invade

Cuba -Yellow Journalism -Explosion of USS

Maine 4) Teller Amendment

vs. Platt Amendment

The Spanish American War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lj0nMjuB

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Assignment “Should we go to war with Spain?” Talking Heads 1’s read “Yes” US Senator Albert J. Beveridge

(501) 2 ‘s read “No” William Jennings Bryan (501)

1’s summarize to 2’s Reasons FOR:

2’s summarize to 1’s Reasons Against:

Compare and contrast the arguments for and against imperialism.

Activity 1) Persuasive Essay “Should the US have

adapted an imperialistic foreign policy during the first half of the 20th century?”

2) Primary source document from the Spanish American War and Yellow Journalism.

How does this worksheet relate to the Spanish American War?

How does this worksheet relate to the concept of expansion?

Learning Log Today I learned……….. What were Frederick Jackson Turner’s main points in his

Frontier Thesis? Why do some historians criticize his Thesis?

How did Helen Hunt Jackson influence the treatment of Native Americans?

How did the Dawes Act seek to assimilate Native Amercans?

Summarize the reasons FOR and AGAINST imperialism. How did the United States FORCE Japan to end its

isolation? Why did the US move to annex Hawaii? How did expansion influence our decision to go to war

with Spain?