US History › Section K · Progressives and empire › Topic K.5
The roots of American empire
In the 1890s the United States began reaching beyond its continental borders for markets, naval bases and influence. The motives were economic, strategic and ideological at once, and the people of places such as Hawaii paid the price of decisions made in Washington.
In this topic
- From continent to ocean
- Early steps under Seward
- The search for markets
- Missionaries, race and mission
- Turner's frontier thesis
- Mahan and the new navy
- Worked example: Mahan's chain of reasoning
- Pressing claims in the hemisphere and the Pacific
- Hawaii: sugar and a coup
- Worked example: weighing the annexation of Hawaii
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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