AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Madagascar
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Guam
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Puerto Rico
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Phillippines
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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 United States acquired a bunch of territories-Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico. How much of this military action was sold as saving the people in these colonies from Spanish oppression and how much because we just wanted to have overseas possessions?
Detailed explanation-3: -Hawaii has also become a state with equal representation to the mainland, but other island jurisdictions acquired during wartime remain territories, namely Guam, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.