imperialism Flashcards
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examples of empires
roman
british
russian
does america have an empire?
no
other word for colonized?
conquered
explain the trade between the 13 colonies and britain.
the 13 colonies gave british raw materials like cotton,oil,sugar and then british gave them finished products like rum,clothes and tools
why does countries want colonies?
(2 reasons)
- empire= world power, more land and people you control, more powerful you are
- economic reasons. buy raw materials from colonies and have them buy back finished products. *creating new markets
what do all empires have in common?
they have all fallen
imperialism and america?
many american’s believed it was time for the US to expand outside its borders and become a world power
define imperialism
policy of stronger nations extending their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations.
EMPIRE BUILDING
what are the 3 parts of imperialism
- economic- new markets for americans business
2.political- set up pro americans governments - military- thread of force
at this time, countries such as…
english, france, germany and spain have been colonizing africa and asia
three factors fueling american imperialism
- desire for military strength
- create new markets
3.belief in cultural supremacy
what makes the economy go?
spending money
explain “civilize the uncivilized”
civilized- america and europe
uncivilized- asia, africa, central america (they aren’t white)
alaska/hawaii
1867- william sewards buys alaska
^called sewards ice box
-us sees value in hawaiin islands
1898- take hawaiin islands by force
^build annual base at pearl harbor
guantanamo bay , cuba
base is being used as a prisoner of war camp for suspecting terrorists
puerto rico
( 5 rules )
-u.s. territory
1. they are US citizens
2. can be drafted
3.don’t need a passport
4. cant vote for president
5. don’t have to pay federal taxes
why is the Spanish america war called “a splendid little war”
short
few deaths
we won
spain once had the most powerful nation on earth-had lost most of its colonies. it still had __________ and the island of _______ in the pacific, a few outposts in _________, and the carribean islands of ________ and _______ in the americas
phillipeans
island of guam
africa
cuba
puerto rico
cuba lies _______ miles off the coast of florida
90
define yellow journalism
example?
-a writing style that exaggerates the truth to engage readers
-want a war to be started so they buy more newspapers
-feeding little kids to sharks
what happened to the USS maine?
who was blamed?
what was the rally cry?
the ship blew up on accident
the Spanish was blamed, said they blew up the ship
“remember the maine”
first battle of the Spanish america war was in the country of the ______
phillipeans
problems the 125000 americans who volunteered to fight the spanish faced
-lack of leadership
-unsuitable uniforms
-not modern weapons
who were the rough riders?
a volunteer calvary under the command of theodore roosevelt
