Transcript 12-1The Imperialist Vision1

The Imperialist Vision
Chapter 12 Section 1
Imperialism

The economic and political domination of a
strong nation over the other weaker nations.
 Many European Nations had very
Imperialistic View.
Protectorate

An area of land, or a colony which is not
part of a country.
 They allow another country to protect them,
but in exchange they take advice and run
their colony the way the Imperial Country
wants them to.
Anglo-Saxonism

Similar to Manifest Destiny
 People felt that it was the United States job
to expand overseas and spread its
civilization to other people.
Expansion in the Pacific

The United States began sending ships
westward into the Pacific Ocean.
 Dozens of ships a year were traveling to
China to trade goods.
Trade with Japan

The United States also wanted to trade with
Japan, but the rulers of Japan did not want
to trade with us.
 Matthew C. Perry was put in charge of
taking several steam ships to Japan and to
negotiate a treaty with them to begin trade.
 Was he successful?
Annexing Hawaii

As Trade with China and Japan increased,
many Americans became interested in the
Island of Hawaii.
Pan-Americanism

The idea that the United States and Latin
American nations should work together.
Building a modern navy

Many people in the United States in the late
1800’s thought our Navy needed to be more
“modern.”
 We already had a navy, so what did they
mean by a “modern navy?”