AMERICAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE 4.5 – American Influence Grows (187-191) |
Heading Section Title Section # Write the questions; number them per the study guide Highlight vocabulary (use all terms from the list that appear in the textbook) Respond with a well supported paragraph (nearly always) Skip a line after each item. |
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A. America on the World Stage OBJECTIVE: Identify the key factors that caused Americans to want to take a greater role overseas. | |
1. Explain the economic motives of US imperialism. [p 187] | 1. Introduction 1. Age of Imperialism 2. Age of Exploration 3. imperialism 2. Economic Causes of Imperialism 4. extractive economies 5. commodities |
2. Explain the arguments in favor of increasing US military strength. [p 188] | 3. Alfred T. Mahan Stresses U.S. Military Strength 6. Alfred T. Mahan 7. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 8. USS Maine 9. Henry Cabot Lodge |
3. Explain how Social Darwinism affected the American imperialist impulse. [p 188] | 4. Social Darwinism, Missionaries, and National Superiority 10. Social Darwinism 11. Manifest Destiny 12. Josiah Strong / Our Country 13. Frederick Jackson Turner / The Significance of the Frontier in American History |
B. America Begins to Expand OBJECTIVE: Explain how the United States took its first steps toward the position of a world power. | |
4. Explain how Matthew Perry’s opening of Japan to trade with the USA affected US expansion. [p 189] | 1. Introduction -- 2. American Expansionism in the Pacific Begins 14. Matthew Perry 15. Midway Islands 16. Hawaiian Islands 17. Pearl Harbor |
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5. Explain how William Seward’s purchase of Alaska was not quite the “Seward’s Folly” that critics claimed. [p 189] | 3. The Klondike Gold Rush 18. William Seward 19. Alaska 20. Seward’s Folly / Seward’s Icebox 21. Klondike Gold Rush |
6. Explain how the US improved trade relations with Latin America. [p 189] | 4. American Expansionism in Latin America 22. James Blaine 23. First International Pan-American Conference 24. Pan American Highway |
C. The Acquisition of Hawaii OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the acquisition of Hawaii by the United States. | |
7. Draw a multi-scene cartoon strip to tell the story of American annexation of Hawaii. [p 190] Be sure to include the multiple factors that led to annexation. Use a title. Utilize clipart or hand-drawn characters, dialogue bubbles, and captions to tell the story of this history. Use a separate sheet of unlined paper. At least 6 scenes (more is fine) | 1. Introduction 25. King Kalakaua 2. Influence of Dole and Other Americans in Hawaii 26. McKinley Tariff ** 27. Queen Liliuokalani 28. John Stevens 29. Sanford B. Dole 3. The United States Annexes Hawaii 30. Benjamin Harrison 31. Grover Cleveland 32. William McKinley |
