U.S. Imperialism Begins

1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
Global competition, desire for military strength, thirst for new markets, belief in cultural superiority and the responsibility to spread Christianity.

2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Global competition- Trying to move the US out more in the world such as Asia and Africa.
Desire for military strenght- With all the other countries having so much military they felt they needed more so they built up the navy.

3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
How Seward proposed to the Senate that they should purchase Alaska from Russia. Later found when purchased that it was rich in timber, minerals and oil.

4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product?
Sugar, mostly Asians were in control of most of the sugar plantations.

6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
They wanted a naval base at Pearl Harbor.