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Do Now #1
Isolationism
What was America’s
Foreign Policy for
most of the 19th
Century?
Imperialism
The policy in which
stronger nations
extend their
economic, political,
and/or military control
over weaker
territories.
US foreign policy was
to avoid conflicts with
other countries
Why did America begin to Imperialize?
Directions: Read the quotes and
decide if each speaker supports or
is against imperialism.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Albert Beveridge
Navy Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
Professor William Graham Sumner
Senator Daniel Dickinson
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
American AntiAnti-lmperialist League
Senator George Frisbie Hoar
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Theodore Roosevelt
– Supports
– Help to bring
civilization to
the people of
the
Philippines
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Albert Beveridge
– Supports
– Improve
American
economy
– Find new
markets to
sell our
goods
Senator Daniel Dickinson
– Supports
– Supports
– need to
imperialize to
keep up with
other world
powers
– Believes it
is our
destiny to
civilize and
educate the
people of
the world
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Senator George Frisbie Hoar
– Against
– Against
– American
Soldiers have
died trying to
take over
foreign
countries
– Believes it is
wrong to force
others to give
up their culture
and accept
ours
Navy Captain Alfred
Thayer Mahan
– Supports
– Need Naval
bases around
the world to
make America
a World Power
Professor William Graham Sumner
American Anti- Imperialist
League
• Against
• Imperialism is AntiAmerican
• Goes against the
principles of
Declaration of
Independence
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