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Excerpt from "The White Mans Burden"
- Popular poem in the US describing Imperialism

"Take up the White Man’s burden—

Send forth the best ye breed—

Go send your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need

To wait in heavy harness

On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half devil and half child"

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After the United states acquired the Philippines, U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Hay sent notes to the major powers of the time (France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia), asking them to not interfere with the free use of thetreaty ports within theirspheres of influence in China. The open door policy stated that all European nations, and the United States, could trade with China.

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An engineered canal that linked the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean by crossing a narrow land bridge in Panama. It was begun by the French in the 1880’s, then purchased by the US.. and completed in 1914. For over sixty years afterwards, the U.S. owned and ran the Canal, through which most large shipping trade passed through.

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After the US defeated the Spanish in the Spanish Amercan War, the US decided to take control of the Philippines instead of giving them independence like they promised. The Philippines fought back but were defeated in 1902

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After The US Helped Cuba win independece from Spain, they introduced the Platt Amendment to the Cuban Constitution. This said that the US could decide what countries Cuba was allowed to trade with, and who they were allowed to be allies with.

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The U.S. goes to war with Spain and wins the war quickly and with low casualties. As a result, the U.S. gains the Spanish colonies of Cuba, Guam and the Philippines.

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After a revolt by mostly white sugar planters, a provisional government was established that removed the native Hawaiian Queen, Liliuokalani, from power. The provisional government asked for annexation to the U.S., which was granted.