MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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It marked the first American victory over a foreign power
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It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime
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It affirmed American support for European economic interests in East Asia
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It showed that the United States had become a world power
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba. The Spanish surrender at Santiago. The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Spanish-American War help the United States expand its power?-We got more land by giving them money.-It gave America control over Puerto Rico, Guam, the Phillipinnes and Cuba/sort of.-It established America, somewhat as an imperialist nation, or at least not isolationist.