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In the months following the Spanish-American War, the winds of expansionism blew strongly across the United States. There was a lot of talk about "Manifest Destiny," and many people suggested that America should assume its role as a world power. In Congress, legislators called for the annexation of all Spanish territories. Some newspapers even suggested the annexation of Spain itself. Expansionists such as Roosevelt, former President Harrison, and Captain Mahan argued for creating an American empire. Others, including Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, and Mark Twain, opposed these ideas.

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After temporarily resolving the problems of Reconstruction and Industrialization, Americans began to resume the course of expansion. The horrors of the Civil War had interrupted the original Manifest Destiny that began in the 1840s. Now, as pioneers settled the last western frontiers, expansionists looked yet farther to the west—toward Asia and the Pacific.

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Ended the Spanish-American war and set forth the following:
• Cuba became independent
• Cuba became a U.S. protectorate, which is a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a
stronger power.
• U.S. gained the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam
• U.S. annexed the Philippine Islands for $20 million from Spain

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Places Being Overcome During the Imperialism

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Places Being Overcome During the Imperialism

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One of the most notable instances of American imperialism was the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, which allowed the United States to gain possession and control of all ports, buildings, harbors, military equipment, and public property that had belonged to the Government of the Hawaiian Islands.

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The late nineteenth century was known as the “Age of Imperialism,” a time when the United States and other major world powers rapidly expanded their territorial possessions.

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During the time period of American Imperialism, I thought it was a war between America and another country to take over the land of a different country. I found out that the wars, were actually over multiple countries to be able to own one country. It seems that those countries with the most money and power won.

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2. http://teacherweb.com/TN/McClainChristianAcademy/AmberCummings/Imperialism-policy-notes.pdf

3. Communications, Inc. Small Planet. “Contents.” Small Planet Communications, Inc., www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/.