U.S. Imperialism Begins

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1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
Desire for military strength,new markets,and belief for cultural superiority.

2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Military strength: Other nations were creating their own militaries so Americans decided that they should work on building up the strength of their military.

New markets: Farmers and factories produced more products than they needed because of the advances in technology.

3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
It was when William Seward had bought Alaska and people called it that because they thougt it was a silly thing to do.

4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product?
The sugar plantations and they were controlled by the Americans.

6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
They were interested because they needed a new base for their navy and they also knew that they could make a lot of money off the fish in the ocean.