Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Hour: _______

Topic: Politics of Imperialism

Warm-Up: What does it mean to have power? Is that power absolute? E plain!

Advice from a Former President: Who said the followin" #uotes? __________________________________ ...overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspicious (unfavorable) to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republican Liberty. It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world. Political Aspects of American Imperialism $% There was a "rowin" competition amon" nations to have lar"e empires because of _________________ &vocabulary term meaning devotion to one!s country%! '% In the (nited )tates there was the belief that e pansion and #uest for an empire would ____________________________________________________________! *% Those who followed the principles of _______________________________ believed that $merica was superior to others! $n empire was no lon"er destin+, but a __________________________ to introduce *hristianit+ and civili-e other people! D% Tedd+ .oosevelt a! /amous sa+in" spea" softly and carry a big stic". i! 0eanin": _______________________________________________________________ b! The need for a fast route between the $tlantic and Pacific 1ceans was a ma2or cause of the ____________________________________! c! The buildin" of ______________________________ resulted in faster shippin" and increased the militar+3s mobilit+ d! __________________________________: ensured peace with other countries unless the+ were considered a threat to the (nited )tates! e! .oosevelt maintained open trade with _______________________ E% William Howard Taft a! 0aintained stabilit+ in 4atin $merica and 5eep trade open in the Pacific! b! ____________________________________: increased $merica3s financial involvement abroad, but hit barriers in *hina and created enemies in 4atin $merica!

Timeline of Teddy Roosevelt (Video) 1ctober 67, 89:9 ; Tedd+ .oosevelt was ____________________! He was a sic5l+ child and was not allowed to attend school! His father was tou"h and made him e ercise which help him overcome his ph+sical wea5nesses! 897< ; .oosevelt attended Harvard *olle"e! While athletic, he was a bad student! 899= ; .oosevelt married $llison Hathawa+ 4ee and 2oined the _______________________ Part+! 8998 ; .oosevelt 2oined the New >or5 )tate $ssembl+ and wrote the Navel War of 8986! 899? ; .oosevelt3s fist dau"hter was born, but his wife ______________ soon after of 'ri"ht3s disease! 899< ; .oosevelt returned to New >or5 *it+ where he remarried and ran for New >or5 *it+ __________________________ and lost the election! 0a+ :, 89@: ; .oosevelt became the ___________________ *ommissioner of New >or5 *it+ and fou"ht corruption! 4ater he became the $ssistant )ecretar+ to the Nav+! 0arch ?, 8@=8 ; .oosevelt became the __________________________ of the (nited )tates! )eptember 8?, 8@=8 ; 0cAinle+ is assassinated and .oosevelt becomes ________________________ 8@=< ; .oosevelt passes the 0eat Inspection $ct and the Pure /ood and Dru" $ct 8@=@ ; .oosevelt completed two terms as the (!)! President 8@8= ; .oosevelt returned to the (!)! from a safari where thousands of specimens were collected! He decided to run for president a"ain, but was denied b+ the .epublican Part+! He created his own part+ called the ____________________________ Part+! 8@86 ; .oosevelt is ____________ b+ a saloon5eeper, declines medical attention, and delivers a speech! He lost the presidential election to Woodrow Wilson! 8@8B ; .oosevelt led an e pedition to ____________________________ Canuar+ <, 8@8@ ; .oosevelt died in his sleep #eath had to ta"e Roosevelt sleeping for if he had been awa"e there would have been a fight. De atin! America"s #e$ Role Durin" this time period imperialism was a heavil+ debated topic in the (nited )tates! $s a result sides were ta5en in support and a"ainst e pandin" $merica abroad! These were 5nown as the imperialists and the antiD imperialists! 'elow is a short definition for each "roup! Imperialists: people who support or en"a"e in activities to e tend a countr+Es power and influence throu"h diplomac+ or militar+ force! /amous imperialists included William 0cAinle+, Tedd+ .oosevelt, and William Howard Taft! Anti-Imperialists: people who are a"ainst the ideas and activities to e tend a countr+Es power and influence throu"h diplomac+ or militar+ force! /amous antiDimperialists included 0ar5 Twain, Cane $dams, and $ndrew *arne"ie!

Instructions D 'ased on this information determine which of the followin" statements would have been thou"ht or said b+ an imperialist or an antiDimperialist! ____________________ The nation3s lar"e armies could be used to crush dissent at home! ____________________ People would come to the (nited )tates and would compete with $mericans for 2obs! ____________________ )coutin" techni#ues and the frontier mentalit+ will benefit $mericas as the+ e plore land abroad! ____________________ E pansionist behavior is a re2ection of the nation3s foundation of Flibert+ for all!3 ____________________ Havin" a lar"e and powerful nav+ "ives the (nited )tates the chance and power to e pand! ____________________ It is not a "ood time in the (nited )tates3 histor+ to e pand! ____________________ The (nited )tates alread+ has enou"h difficulties at home and should not ta5e more responsibilities! ____________________ E pansion abroad would allow $merica to "ain access to forei"n mar5ets ____________________ The frontier abroad offers a new 5ind of $merican e pansion! ____________________ There would be lastin" effects if more people of different races came to the (nited )tates! ____________________ E pansion threatens the nation3s democratic foundations! ____________________ The (nited )tates no lon"er has a destin+ to e pand but a moral obli"ation to spread *hristianit+ and modern civili-ation to other people ____________________ People of different racial bac5"rounds would be encoura"ed to come to the (nited )tates! ____________________ 4oo5in" to a new frontier abroad will 5eep $mericans from losin" their competitive ed"e! ____________________ E pansion costs too much mone+ to maintain the arm+, which re#uires more ta es, debt, or men for militar+ service! ____________________ Imperialism creates racism, the belief that the differences in character or intelli"ence are due to one3s own race!