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Exploring American
History
American History
Unit VII – The Beginning of Modern America
Chapter 22 Section 1- The United States Gains
Overseas Territories
The United States Gains
Overseas Territories
The Big Idea
In the last half of the 1800s, the United States
joined the race for control of overseas
territories.
Main Ideas
• The United States ended its policy of
isolationism.
• Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1898.
• The United States sought trade with Japan and
China.
Main Idea 1:
The United States ended its policy of
isolationism.
 Powerful Western nations were
building naval bases• imperialism:
• Europeans -Africa and Southeast Asia
during 1870–1914.
 European countries wanted sources
of Meanwhile, the United States
America’s Policy Shifts
 Americans wanted to end
isolationism in order to
 United States began building an
empire in late 1800s Purchased Alaska• Called “Seward’s Folly” or “Alaskan
Icebox”
 Annexed Pacific Ocean
territories-
Imperialist Activity
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Imperialism: Extending a nation’s power
over other lands.
Causes of U.S. Expansionism
• Economic• Military• Ideological-
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Scramble for territory- 1800’s
• European powers• America believed it was its “manifest destiny”.
End of Isolation
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Identify- Which areas of the
world did Europeans try to
control between 1870-1914?
Recall- Name three forces that
drove European imperialism.
Contrast- What is isolationism?
What did the opponents of
isolationism believe?
Main Idea 2:
Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1898.
Americans.
Sugar.
Planters.
After Liliuokalani became queen and proposed a new
constitution.
Congress annexed the Hawaiian Islands in
1898, but it did not become the fiftieth state
until 1959.
Influence in Hawaii
Kamehameha designed a fleet of war canoes called peleleu
and were mounted with guns for his conquest of the
Hawaiian Islands.
Taking Control of Hawaii
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Hawaii becomes a Territory
Explain- What happened
in 1875 that helped the
Hawaiian sugar industry
grow?
 Predict- What would
native Hawaiians learn
from the missionaries?
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Main Idea 3:
The United States sought trade
with Japan and China.
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The island nation of Japan.
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The United States.
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Commodore Matthew Perry
1853.
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Perry returned to Japan in 1854.
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A commercial treaty 1858.
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By the 1890s
Influence in Japan
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1853- Treaty of
Kanagwa 1854.
Japanese
modernization
Japan seized Taiwan in
1895.
Foreign Powers in China
Spheres of
Influence
Open Door
Policy
• Japan
defeated
China in
the SinoJapanese
War, 1894–
95.
• U.S.
Secretary
of State
John Hay
set forth an
Open Door
Policy.
Boxer
Rebellion
U.S. Seeks Trade With Japan and China
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Recall- Why did President
Fillmore send Commodore Perry
to Japan?
Identify Cause and Effect- Why
had European powers not yet
formed trade ties with Japan?
Evaluate – What do you think
about the actions of Commodore
Perry toward the Japanese?
U.S. Seeks Trade With Japan and China
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Recall- How was the United States
1899 Open Door Policy treated by the
European powers and Japan?
Sequence- What series of events in
1868, 1895 and 1905 led to Japan
becoming a world power?
Evaluate – If you were a Chinese
nationalist, what would you think of
being within the sphere of influence
of so many other countries?
U.S. Seeks Trade With Japan and China
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Recall- How long did the Boxers
siege of the foreigners’ walled
settlement last?
Evaluate – What is your opinion
about China being forced to
make a $333 million payment to
foreign governments after the
Boxer rebellion?