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Review Video for all of Chapter 10
This is the video we watched in class the day before the test. The questions that go along with it can be found by clicking here.
Major Goals of American Imperialism
The 1st minute of this video is review from what you should have learned about in elementary and middle school.
The last 3 and a half minutes summarizes much of this section... as well as content contained throughout the chapter including stuff other territories the U.S. acquired and the Panama Canal.
The last 3 and a half minutes summarizes much of this section... as well as content contained throughout the chapter including stuff other territories the U.S. acquired and the Panama Canal.
Purchasing Alaska
3 and a half minutes long. History of Alaska... featuring its beautiful landscape. I usually show from around 1 min 30 seconds to the end.
With this check, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
In 1866 the Russian government offered to sell the territory of Alaska to the United States. Secretary of State William H. Seward, enthusiastic about the prospects of American Expansion, negotiated the deal for the Americans. On March 30, 1867, the two parties agreed that the United States would pay Russia $7.2 million for the territory of Alaska.
For less that 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles. Opponents of the Alaska Purchase persisted in calling it Seward's Folly until 1896, when the great Klondike Gold Strike convinced even the harshest critics that Alaska was a valuable addition to American territory.
The check for $7.2 million was made payable to the Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl, who negotiated the deal for the Russians.
Thomas Nast showed Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was responsible for negotiating the treaty, rubbing some Russian salve on President Johnson’s sore spot on his head as Johnson looks in the mirror and sees himself as "King Andy." At the time, the purchase of Alaska was considered to be a waste of money by many Americans who felt the country should focus on efforts to rebuild our infrastructure following the Civil War.
Annexing (adding) the Territory of Hawaii
I may show the above video in class from the 5 minute mark until its conclusion (around 3 minutes total)
The media fueled support for control of a number of areas (including Hawaii) through propaganda (the spreading of ideas) in the form of sensational stories and illustrations with racist captions.
Here is an example of an 1899 political cartoon entitled “School Begins” from Puck which portrays the perspective of United States as "Benevolent America" and people from Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as “ignorant, indolent savages”.
You can understand the children’s resistance as Uncle Sam lectures to them: "Now, children, you've got to learn these lessons whether you want to or not!..." The blackboard in the background reads "The consent of the governed is a good thing in theory, but very rare in fact....England has governed her colonies whether they consented or not. By not waiting for their consent she has greatly advanced the world's civilization....The U.S. must govern its new territories with or without the consent of the governed until they can govern themselves."