Why did the United States imperialize Like Europeans

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Why did the United States imperialize? Like Europeans, Americans believed in Social Darwinism &

Why did the United States imperialize? Like Europeans, Americans believed in Social Darwinism & that they had a duty to “civilize” the “inferior races” of the world So, what did the USA gain during Age of Imperialism?

From 1820 1890, In 1891, Queen U. S. to. Imperialism: HAWAII Americans moved Liliuokalani

From 1820 1890, In 1891, Queen U. S. to. Imperialism: HAWAII Americans moved Liliuokalani came to to Hawaii as power & tried to reduce missionaries & fruit the power of Americans plantation owners living in Hawaii Americans overthrew Queen Liliuokalani in 1893 & Hawaii was annexed by the USA in 1898

By the. U. S. 1890 s, European imperial powers Imperialism: CHINA carved China into

By the. U. S. 1890 s, European imperial powers Imperialism: CHINA carved China into spheres of influence, giving them exclusive trade rights in Chinese ports In 1899, the USA declared an Open Door Policy in China to allow free trade by any nation in any port

In 1895, Cubans declared their independence U. S. Imperialism: CUBA from Spain; To put

In 1895, Cubans declared their independence U. S. Imperialism: CUBA from Spain; To put down the revolution, Spain used brutal tactics (like starvation) In 1898, the U. S. sent the USS Maine to Cuba to protect American interests there; After the ship mysteriously exploded, Americans declared war on Spain

The U. S. easily won the Spanish-American War to free Cuba & the Philippines

The U. S. easily won the Spanish-American War to free Cuba & the Philippines from Spain

As a result of the Spanish-American War, Cuba gained its independence & the USA

As a result of the Spanish-American War, Cuba gained its independence & the USA annexed the Philippines, Guam, & Puerto Rico When the Philippine people were not given independence, they led an unsuccessful rebellion against the USA in the Filipino-American War in 1899

By. America’s 1904, the USA a world power & Rolewas in Latin America declared

By. America’s 1904, the USA a world power & Rolewas in Latin America declared that it had “police power” to protect Latin America from European imperialism

By 1900, one of America’s main CANAL U. S. Imperialism: PANAMA goals was to

By 1900, one of America’s main CANAL U. S. Imperialism: PANAMA goals was to build a canal in Panama After the Colombian gov’t rejected America’s offer to build a canal in Panama, the U. S. encouraged Panama to break from Colombia In 1903, Panama allowed the U. S. to build the canal & the canal was completed by 1914

Click here to see how the Panama Canal works

Click here to see how the Panama Canal works

By the 20 th century, the U. S. was a world power The U.

By the 20 th century, the U. S. was a world power The U. S. was a world leader in industry & had one of the most powerful militaries in the world The USA gained Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines… …created an Open Door policy in China… …& had influence over Latin America

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