In 1893, a group of planters and businessmen, mostly United States citizens, launched a coup against the monarch of an island nation. After setting up a new government, they proposed annexation by the U.S. This plan was turned down by President Grover Cleveland at the time, but President William McKinley and the American public supported annexation by 1898. They argued that the territory was vital to the U.S. economy, that it would serve as a strategic base to better protect expanding U.S. interests in Asia, and that other nations would claim the islands if the U.S. did not. This passage describes events that led to the U.S. acquisition of what territory?

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

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“In 1893, a group of planters and businessmen, mostly United States citizens, launched a coup against the monarch of an island nation. After setting up a new government, they proposed annexation by the U.S. This plan was turned down by President Grover Cleveland at the time, but President William McKinley and the American public supported annexation by 1898. They argued that the territory was vital to the U.S. economy, that it would serve as a strategic base to better protect expanding U.S. interests in Asia, and that other nations would claim the islands if the U.S. did not.” This passage describes events that led to the U.S. acquisition of what territory?

A	Guam
B	Hawaii
C	Puerto Rico
D	the Philippines

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Monroe Doctrine had been sought to prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere, but now the Roosevelt Corollary justified American intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. What did the Roosevelt Corollary, articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his 1904 State of the Union address, add to the Monroe Doctrine? It added that the United States must approve any treaty in Latin America. It added that the United States would use military force to enforce the doctrine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The anti-imperialists opposed the expansion because they believed imperialism violated the credo of republicanism, especially the need for “consent of the governed".

Detailed explanation-4: -What factors led to the United Stated to adopt an imperialist policy in the 1890’s? Feeling of superiority, Interest in expanding trade (New Markets), and Military Bases. How did the search for new markets push the United States to become a world power? It led them to annex Hawaii and open up trade with Japan.

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WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR