Classwork for Monday 2/9/2009 and Tuesday 2/10/2009

The Growth of American Imperialism

DO WHATCHA KNOW!
Why do you think the United States gets involved in wars? Why do you think we went to war in Iraq? Do you think this was a good reason?

INTRO TO NEW MATERIAL
Students read Chapter 10, Section 1 (“Imperialism and America,” pages 364-367) and created vocabulary cards for the following people and terms:

imperialism – the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
annex – to add a territory to another country
social Darwinism – A social theory based on the idea of “survival of the fittest,” that the rich and powerful succeed because they are genetically superior to the poor
Queen Liliuokalani – became queen of Hawaii in 1891; fought to keep Hawaii controlled by native Hawaiians
William McKinley – 25th president of the United States, strong supporter of American imperialism

Imperialism and America
Reasons for Imperialism
1. Capitalism – natural resources + markets
2. White Man’s Burden – white civilized men help out heathen brothers
-Social Darwinism – Europeans strongest for a reason
3. Desire for Military Strength – U.S. becomes third largest Navy in world
U.S. Takes Over Hawaii
1. American businesses want Hawaii annexed to get Hawaiian sugar tax-free
2. Force Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani out of power
3. Create government run by American businessmen to rule Hawaii
4. President Cleveland refuses to annex Hawaii without support of Hawaiian people
5. In 1898, McKinley becomes President and annexes Hawaii

GUIDED PRACTICE
1. Label Hawaii on the map.
2. What did social Darwinism have to do with U.S. imperialism?
3. Explain how and why the United States annexed Hawaii.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Students will create a Venn diagram to compare two political cartoons about “the white man’s burden.”

LEARNING LOG
Do you believe that the U.S. should have annexed Hawaii? Write a paragraph explaining your opinion. Your paragraph should have a topic sentence that states your opinion, at least two sentences that explain your reasons for your opinion, and a concluding sentence that wraps it all up.