Imperialism and America discusses reasons for US imperialism in the late 19th century. Key reasons included the thirst for new markets to address overproduction and the belief in social Darwinism that nations should compete in the global free market. The US competed for influence especially in Asia, notably China and Korea. One influential text was Alfred Thayer Mahan's book on sea power. The US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million and overthrew the Hawaiian government led by Sanford Dole to annex the islands, partly due to sugar plantation owners' desires.

1. Imperialism and America

2. Please select a Team, you dareActually, you don’t have choice….or do you?
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1. Team Katrina
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2. Team Matthews.
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3. Which of the following was NOT a
reason for US imperialism?
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1. Desire for Military
Strength.
2. Thirst for New
Markets.
3. Westward
Expansion
4. Belief in Cultural
Superiority.
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4. Who wrote “The Influence of Sea
Power on History, 1660 – 1783”?
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Queen Liliuokalani Alfred T. Mahan
TR Roosevelt Sandford B. Dole
GT Hanzak
1. Queen
Liliuokalani
2. Alfred T. Mahan
3. TR Roosevelt
4. Sandford B. Dole
5. GT Hanzak
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5. Where in Asia did Imperialist
especially compete?
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Thailand Korea China India
Texas Vietnam Japan
1. Thailand
2. Korea
3. China
4. India
5. Texas
6. Vietnam
7. Japan
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6. Imperialist viewed _______ as the solution
for American overproduction.
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Industrialization
Texas
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1. Trade
2. War
3. Travel
4. Industrialization
5. Texas
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7. What is the belief that free-market competition
would lead to the survival of the fittest?
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Industrialization Imperialism
Militarism The Square Deal
Social Darwinism The Annexation of...
1. Industrialization
2. Imperialism
3. Militarism
4. The Square Deal
5. Social Darwinism
6. The Annexation of
Puerto Rico
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8. How much did we purchase ALL of
Alaska for?
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1 Billion 3.75 million 7.2 Million 4289 dollars
13.7 Trillion 2 cents Texas
1. 1 Billion
2. 3.75 million
3. 7.2 Million
4. 4289 dollars
5. 13.7 Trillion
6. 2 cents
7. Texas
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9. Why did Sugar Plantation owners want the
US to Annex the Hawaiian Islands?
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24% 1. So they could raise more sugar.
2. They could convert the sugar to
molasses.
3. To bring more US naval bases
4. To avoid paying US taxes
5. To acquire US citizenship.
6. To create a vacation paradise.
7. As a place to send Knight.
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10. Who overthrew the Hawaiian
government?
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William McKinley Sanford Dole William Taft
King Kalakaua Herbert Hoover Al. T. Mahan
JT Harrison
1. William McKinley
2. Sanford Dole
3. William Taft
4. King Kalakaua
5. Herbert Hoover
6. Al. T. Mahan
7. JT Harrison
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11. Team Scores
340.52 Team Katrina
Machine
314.29 Team Matthews.

12. Participant Scores
600 Nik Brown
600 Kyle Matthews
500 Lana Iverson
500 Danielle Marino
500 Ben Burke