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U.S. Imperialism 19th Century By ANNE LANSHE About the Author Click on the picture to return to the Title Page • Hi! My name is Anne Lanshe. • I am a special education teacher at Marple Newtown high school. • I enjoy preparing technology-related lessons for my students. The United States Becomes A World Power – THE U.S. TRADES WITH JAPAN – THE U.S. ANNEXES HAWAII – THE U.S. GOES TO WAR WITH SPAIN – THE U.S. CREATES AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY WITH CHINA – THE U.S. BUILDS THE PANAMA CANAL In 1854, President Franklin Pierce Sent Commodore Matthew Perry to Set up Trade With the Isolated Nation of Japan. • Find out about U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry and his historic 1853 voyage to Japan. Listen to Japan’s national anthem, • View and print a map of Japan. Read facts about Japan. “The Reign of Our Emperor”. In 1893, the United States Government Supported a Revolution to Overthrow Queen Liliuokalani of the Hawaiian Islands. • Find out about America’s only queen, Liliuokalani. • See and hear about Hawaii’s pineapple industry. Listen to the “Hawaii Five-O” television show theme song. • View and print a map of Hawaii. In 1898, the United States Declared War on Spain. • View a picture of the U.S.S. Maine, an American ship that mysteriously blew up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, and precipitated the SpanishAmerican War. • View a photograph of Admiral Dewey and his battleship Olympia. Dewey was the American naval war hero who defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines. • View a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, who defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba. Listen to Cuba’s national anthem, “Sons of Bayamo” Listen to the Philippines national anthem, “Marcha Nacional Filipina”. In 1899, the United States Forced China to Agree to an Open-door Trading Policy • What was the Open Door Policy? • Analyze an American political cartoon from 1900 about the Open Door Policy. • Read and respond to U.S. Secretary of State John Hay’s letter about the Open Door Policy. • View and print a map of China. Read facts about modern China. Listen to China’s national anthem, “March of the Volunteers”. In 1907, the United States Began Digging in Panama to Link the Pacific Ocean With the Caribbean Sea. • What is the Panama Canal? • How does the Panama Canal work? • View a history of the building of the Panama Canal. • View and print a map of Panama. Look at facts about Panama. Listen to Panama’s national anthem, “Isthmus Anthem”
