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Imperialism

Imperialism. Warm Up: Semper Fidelis Objective: Understand US role in Imperialism Standard 11.4 Reading 342-345. Imperialism. Global competition Admiral Alfred T. Mahan pushes for building of major naval force Worlds third largest naval power Need for raw material

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Imperialism

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  1. Imperialism • Warm Up: Semper Fidelis • Objective: Understand US role in Imperialism • Standard 11.4 • Reading 342-345

  2. Imperialism • Global competition • Admiral Alfred T. Mahan pushes for building of major naval force • Worlds third largest naval power • Need for raw material • Use of Social Darwinist Theory • US buys Alaska from Russia 1867

  3. Hawaii • Sugar Plantations and mass haoles migration • Forced building at Pearl Harbor as fueling station • 1887 King Kalakaua forced to only allow land owners to vote • 1890 Mckinley Tarrif- Used to threaten Hawaiian Sugar Growers • 1891-1893 – Queen Liliuokalani “Hawaii for Hawaiians” forced to abdicate

  4. Republic of Hawaii • Sanford B. Dole- President Cleveland try to put the queen back in power but Dole refused • 1894 Cleveland Recognizes the republic of Hawaii • 1897- William McKinley annexes Hawaii. Congress declares it an American territory

  5. Summary Question • What King of Hawaii was forced to change the constitution to allow business men to take property? • What Naval base was opened in 1887 in Hawaii? • Which Admiral urged the US to build a fleet that would become one of the most powerful in the world? • What Tariff caused a crisis for sugar growers in Hawaii? • She became queen of Hawaii in 1891? • When Hawaii was overthrown who became the president of Hawaii? • Which US President recognizes the Republic of Hawaii? • Which US President pushed for annexation of Hawaii? • Who proclaimed Hawaii a US territory?

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