American Expansion in the Age of Imperialism

•RED = MILITARY CONFLICT•GREEN = PURCHASED•YELLOW = ANNEXATION

The Pacific Rim

• The US purchased Alaska, from Russia, in 1867. –Locate and color Alaska

The Pacific Rim

• In 1867, the US annexed the Midway Islands. These islands got their name because they are “midway” between North America and Asia. They were wanted and used for a fueling station for ships sailing between US and Asian ports. – Locate and color the Midway Islands

Midway Island

The Pacific Rim

• In 1878, the US established a fueling station in the Samoan Islands. This was after a conflict with Germany. Germany and the US agreed to split the Samoan Islands.– Locate and color the Samoan Islands

Latin America• Before the Spanish-American War, American

expansion was limited to the huge Alaskan territory. The Spanish-American War marked the real beginning of the nation’s rise to world power. By the terms of the Treaty of Paris, Spain turned over the Philippines, Guam (The Pacific Rim Map), Puerto Rico, and Cuba.– Locate and color the Philippines, Guam, Puerto

Rico and Cuba

Cuba

The Pacific Rim

• During the Spanish-American War, the US annexed the uninhabited Wake Island. – Locate and color Wake Island.

The Pacific Rim

• The US removed Queen Liliuokalani from power in 1898. Hawaii would later become the 50th state of the US (1959).– Locate and color Hawaii

Latin America

• The next important American possession was a narrow strip of land in Panama. With the assistance of the US, Panama became independent from Columbia. Panama thanked the US by allowing them to finish the construction of the Panama Canal.– Locate the country of Panama and color it red.

Then, draw dashes where the canal is located.

The Pacific Rim

• In 1912 the US claimed Palmyra Island– Locate and color Palmyra Island

Latin America

• In 1917 the US bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark.– Locate and color the US Virgin Islands

• Now that you have a visual of US expansionism during the age of Imperialism, consider Alfred Thayer Mahan’s words:– “Whoever rules the waves rules the world”

EXPLAIN what he meant by this and agree or disagree using AT LEAST 2 examples