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Amherst College
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POSC 219 | Introduction to American Politics
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2024
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Necessary Vocabulary: Imperialism means spreading the rule of one country over that of another country. THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS OF IMPERIALISM 1) Colonial Imperialism: One country taking over another country usually by force. 2) Cultural Imperialism: One countryÕs culture impacting another countryÕs culture. 3) Political Imperialism: One country influences the government of another country. 4) Economic imperialism: One country controls key aspects of another countryÕs economy. Directions: Listed below are various examples of imperialism. To the right of each example, write the form of imperialism that best describes each action. 1) The United States set up a government in Puerto Rico. political ___________________________ 2) The United States bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. colonial __________________________ 3) American missionaries taught the Hawaiian people about Christianity. cultural __________________________ 4) Commodore Mathew Perry convinced the Japanese ruler to open ports to United States trade political __________________________ 5) The United States overthrew the Queen of Hawaii and took control of her Kingdom. colonial ___________________________ 6) The United States heavily invests in China. New jobs are provided and the economy in China is stimulated. Most of the profits from the surge in industry benefit the United States. economic ___________________________ 7) Country A finances the overthrow of the dictator of Country B, who is unfriendly to Country A. Country A only offers financial assistance, not military troops. economic ___________________________ 8) Students in Canada begin to learn and use the language of the United States. They even begin to adopt the style of dress of the students in the United States. cultural ___________________________

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