The document discusses United States imperialism in Japan and Cuba in the late 1800s. It explains that after gaining independence from Britain, the US resisted other countries' imperialism but then became imperialistic itself against Native Americans. In the mid-1800s, the US sought to expand by influencing Japan to open its ports through the use of force and threatening technology. It also expanded its control over Cuba through the Spanish-American war over issues like Spanish concentration camps and the sinking of the USS Maine, gaining Cuba and other territories as protectorates or territories.

1. United States Imperialism

2. Goal for Today
● Today we will learn about the history of
United States imperialism in Japan and
Cuba
● We will look at “primary sources” to find out
why the US would have wanted to go to war
with Spain

3. Imperialism in America
● British colonists resisted the rule of a foreign
government (Britain) during the American
Revolutionary War

4. Imperialism in America
● The United States stood up against
imperialism, but almost immediately became
an imperial power themselves, primarily
against Native Americans

7. The US and “New”
imperialism
● Before the 1800s,
imperialism consisted
mostly of one country
occupying and controlling
another (colonialism)
● Beginning in the mid
1800s, America wanted to
expand
● At this time, there were few
options for the young
country
● Began with Japan

9. The US and “New”
imperialism
● Japan worried about China’s Opium Wars
● A US warship landed in Japan, “asking”
Japan to open their ports to the US

11. The US and “New”
imperialism
● Japan was an isolationist
country, they did not
trade with other countries
(except for the Dutch)
● Japan realized they were
greatly outmatched when
they saw US technology
● They decided to agree
with the US and open
their borders

12. The US and “New”
imperialism
“New” Imperialism = not occupying a country,
but controlling them in different ways

14. Cuba
● The US continued to seek new ways to
expand their control

16. Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Spanish Reconcentration Camps

17. Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Sinking of the USS Maine

18. Why did USA Invade Cuba?
Manifest Destiny

19. End of the War
● War ended and the Treaty of
Paris was signed.
● Cuba, the Philippines, Guam,
and Puerto Rico to the US.
● Cuba as a protectorate of the
US
o Protectorate = a country
that is protected by another,
sometimes against its will.
o Still gave US some control
over Cuba

20. End of War
● The Philippines
gained it’s
independence in the
mid-1900s
● Guam and Puerto
Rico (among others)
are “self-governed”
US territories to this
day