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Imperialization in Japan:

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Most Japanese know who Commodore Perry is. He’s the man who came with the black ships and opened Japan to the West. According to one survey, 90% of all Japanese school children can identify him.

In America, Commodore Perry is less remembered – and the way he is, differs from that of most historians who write about the legacy of his arrival in Japan.

According to the U.S. naval museum, Perry was a hero who persuaded the Japanese to open their ports in order to able trade and friendship with the West. After the signing of the treaty, the Japanese invited the Americans to a feast. The Americans admired the courtesy and politeness of their hosts, and thought very highly of the rich Japanese culture. Commodore Perry broke down barriers that separated Japan from the rest of the world. Today the Japanese celebrate his expedition with annual black ship festivals.

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Commodore Perry

Commodore Perry's Black Ships

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF7gToWFFis

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https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/opening-to-japan

http://www.workersliberty.org/node/9428

http://www.indiana.edu/~hisdcl/G369_2002/japanese_imperialism.htm

The Purchase of Alaska:

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Purchase of Alaska, 1867

The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region. Beginning in 1725, when Russian Czar Peter the Great dispatched Vitus Bering to explore the Alaskan coast, Russia had a keen interest in this region, which was rich in natural resources and lightly inhabited. As the United States expanded westward in the early 1800s, Americans soon found themselves in competition with Russian explorers and traders. St. Petersburg, however, lacked the financial resources to support major settlements or a military presence along the Pacific coast of North America and permanent Russian settlers in Alaska never numbered more than four hundred. Defeat in the Crimean War further reduced Russian interest in this region.

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Known as The New Imperialism.

This is a cartoon showing how they could take in country that they wanted.

This is a cartoon image of how imperialism affected blacks

Effects of imperialism in Alaska.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv9L5kbiWgg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9o_G301Qss

Other Information Sources-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_alaska_1.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Alaska.html

The Annexation of Hawaii

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	Lili'uokalani Timeline 1838 Born in Honolulu 1842 Enrolled in Royal school 1848 Measles epidemic, Lili'uokalani's younger sister dies 1851 Lili'uokalani returned from school to live at home 1862 Married John Owen Dominis
	1874 Lili'uokalani's brother Kalakaua becomes king 1877 Death of Lili'uokalani's youngest brother and heir to throne 1878 Lili'uokalani visits California and is impressed with Mills Seminary College. Dreams of starting a college for women in Hawaii. 1887 Lili'uokalani and Kalakaua's wife represent Hawaii in London at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. "Bayonet Constitution" imposed on Hawaiian monarchy by white business community, significantly decreasing the power of the king and effectively disenfranchising the Hawaiian people. 1891 King Kalakaua dies and Lili'uokalani assumes throne
	1893 Queen Lili'uokalani attempts to implement a new constitution that would restore power to the throne and restore the voting rights of the Hawaiian people. Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown by local businessmen with the help of the U.S. Marines and is forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom to the United States.
	1894 Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed with Sanford Dole as president 1895 Lili'uokalani is arrested and accused of plotting an aborted attempt to restore herself to the throne.
	1896 Lili'uokalani is released from Iolani Palace and goes to Washington to ask President Cleveland for help
	1898 Hawaii is annexed by U.S. President McKinley
	1900 Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory 1917 Queen Lili'uokalani dies after a stroke at age 79

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America’s annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power. For most of the 1800s, leaders in Washington were concerned that Hawaii might become part of a European nation’s empire. During the 1830s, Britain and France forced Hawaii to accept treaties giving them economic privileges. In 1842, Secretary of State Daniel Webster sent a letter to Hawaiian agents in Washington affirming U.S. interests in Hawaii and opposing annexation by any other nation. He also proposed to Great Britain and France that no nation should seek special privileges or engage in further colonization of the islands. In 1849, the United States and Hawaii concluded a treaty of friendship that served as the basis of official relations between the parties.

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