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HIS/120 American Imperialism

An examination of American imperialism in the context of U.S. history from 1865 to 1945.

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    American Imperialism HIS/120 Version 5 1 H IS/120 Lisa Allen American Imperialism Part 1 Complete the chart by identifying the following: • Identify the countries or areas where the United States engaged in imperialistic actions during the period from about 1870 to 1914. • Discuss why each area was important to American empire building (political, economic, and social). • Explain America’s expansionist ideals. What were some of the factors that justified American imperialist actions? • Identify the current political status of these places in relation to the United States. Age of Imperialism: 1870 to 1914 Place Why was there interest? U.S. a ctions Status t oday Alaska The purchase was backed by the Secretary of State William Seward on the claim that it would help Russia out as they had been a Union ally during the American Civil War and they required more money and the US also needed expansion and a warm off to the UK was also needed as Britain controlled Canada of today. It was also true that Canada would be surrounded from the north and the south if the U.S. possessed Alaska . With the hope of selling more US products, the government of the United States decided to increase commercial ties with China and Japan by risking losing of accessibility to Asian trade unless it created more links to the region. Alaska was inducted into the Union in 1959. President Eisenhower signed the official declaration, which made the territory of Alaska the 49 th state. Alaska became the first new state admitted to the Union since 1912. Alaskans elect a governor and a lieutenant governor to four - year terms. The governor, who appoints the heads of all state departments and many other officials, is considered one of the most powerful governors in the United States. The Alaska Territory

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    American Imperialism HIS/120 Version 5 2 Constitutional Convention Adopted the Alaska Constitution on February 5, 1956. Hawai’i The main interest behind this was that we wanted Hawaii so that no one else could have it and use it against us, as it was assumed that Hawai’i would not be able to uphold real independence and if it became in control of another nation it could serve as a stage to launch attacks on our West Coast. It was also chosen to be used as a coaling port for shipping and also as a forward naval base. The military felt the need to protect the Americans when American Lawyer Sanford B. Dole took control of the islands and the power away from Liliuokalani (the existing Queen),a nd it was at this time that the Republic of Hawai'i was formed a nd finally the people of the island became the citizens of the US in the year 1900 . U.S Territory Cuba US was interested in purchasing Cuba from a very long time, much before 1898 and it was only after the Ten Years War that the US interest in sugar which bought Cuba and by 1895, the US had more than $50 million put in to Cuba and yearly trade, generally in sugar, which was worth twice that much. A resolution asserting U.S. support to the Cuban rebels and proposing to help Spain convey a peace settlement only to be rejected by Spain on February 28 th 1896 was passed by the Congress, which agreed to send $50,000 to Cuba to help the victims of the Civil War o n March 24 th 1896 .the resolution was approved by the senate foreign relations committee where the US officially Blockaded

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