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SPAIN WAS ABUSING THE CUBAN PEOPLE AND FORCING THEM INTO "CAMPS" WHERE THEY WERE STARVING AND DYING

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HOW A COUNTRY GAINS MORE POWER

TO OBTAIN RESOURCES

TO OBTAIN MILITARY/NAVAL BASES

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WANTED THE U.S. TO BECOME AN IMPERIALIST NATION

WANTED THE U.S. TO HAVE A STRONGER ECONOMY

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WROTE “THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY”

WANTED THE U.S. TO BECOME AN IMPERIAL POWER

WANTED THE U.S. TO HAVE A STRONG NAVY

ADVOCATED FOR OVERSEAS EXPANSION

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LED A VOLUNTEER TROOP CALLED “ROUGH RIDERS” THAT HELPED FIGHT IN CUBA

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SPAIN

LOST CONTROL OF CUBA

GAVE UP GUAM & PUERTO RICO

GAVE UP THE PHILIPPINES

UNITED STATES

BOUGHT THE PHILIPPINES

GOT GUAM & PUERTO RICO

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WITH THE ACQUISITION OF GUAM, THE PHILIPPINES AND PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. STARTED PROFITING OFF OF CROPS THAT WERE NATIVE TO THOSE COUNTRIES

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SHIP SENT TO CUBA TO PROTECT LIVES OF AMERICANS

MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION KILLED 258 AMERICANS

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"FAKE NEWS"

NEWSPAPERS LIED ABOUT THE U.S.S MAINE

THEY WANTED THE WAR TO HAPPEN

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Europe needs to stay away from the Western Hemisphere (North and South America)

It’s America’s job to protect the Western Hemisphere

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U.S. would invest in countries to increase the influence of the U.S. around the world

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ROOSEVELT DECLARED THE U.S. WOULD ACT AS AN “INTERNATIONAL POLICE POWER”

OBTAIN CONTROL OF THE PANAMA CANAL

"INTERNATIONAL POLICE POWER"

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Equal trade opportunities  with China for ALL countries

Put in place by John Hay

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HAWAIIAN ISLAND USED AS A REFUELING STATION FOR AMERICAN SHIPS (AND FUTURE PLANES) AKA PEARL HARBOR!!!

GREW PINEAPPLE AND SUGAR ON PLANTATIONS IN HAWAII

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SANFORD B. DOLE OVERTHREW THE HAWAIIAN MONARCHY

LIMITED NATIVES RIGHTS

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WARSHIPS ORIGINALLY HAD TO SAIL 16,000 MILES OUT OF THE WAY

THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN SUPPORT TO BUILD A CANAL

BEST LOCATION WAS THROUGH THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA

WESTERN BUSINESSES TRADED MORE EFFICIENTLY (EASILY)