U.S. Imperialsim Begins

1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
global competition, desire for military strength, want for new markets, belief in cultural superirity, desire for american colonization elsewhere

2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Global Competition: different countries were constantly competing for land
Desire for Military Strength: whomever controlled Hawaii pretty much controlled the entire Pacific Ocean because it was in the middle of the ocean.

3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
America's purchase of Alaska from Russia was known as Seward's folly because Alaska was believed to have no vvaluable resources.

4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product?
Sugar cane. Most American business owners had a monopoly on sugar

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 wanted the Pacific Islands because, when it came to navy, the country that owned Hawaii would control the entire Pacific Ocean; or so they thought. Hawaii was in the very center of the Pacific, inception communications between the many countries' colonies. Plus trading would be easier for America because it was in the middle.