AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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The US take-over of the Philippines during the Spanish American War.
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The use of the Atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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American entry in World War I because of the Zimmerman Telegram.
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The crash of the stock market and the Great Depression.
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Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. imperialism took a variety of forms in the early 20th century, ranging from colonies in Puerto Rico and the Philippines to protectorates in Cuba, Panama, and other countries in Latin America, and open door policies such as that in China.
Detailed explanation-2: -The conquests of 1898 did not entirely mimic the European colonial model. In some senses, American actions 1898 represented a “New Imperialism", a new and unique empire, separate from the European colonial tradition and distinctly American.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.