AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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for coaling or fuel stations
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for tourism
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to trade weapons
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for oil
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Detailed explanation-1: -This maritime expansion, driven mostly by commerce, had important implications for U.S. foreign policy. The appeal of profits to be earned from the China trade served as the initial impetus to motivate U.S. citizens and officials to enter into the Pacific region.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three permanently inhabited U.S. Pacific territories are the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Detailed explanation-3: -First, the combination of the opening of Chinese ports to regular trade and the annexation of California, creating an American port on the Pacific, ensured that there would be a steady stream of maritime traffic between North America and Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both a desire for new markets for its industrial products and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of Americans motivated the United States’ imperial mission.