https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5 en-us 2016-11-14 22:54:21 UTC 2017-03-15 10:33:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137577247 When America was trying to create an Empire in the 1800's there were three reasons why.
1. Desire for Military Strength.
2. Thirst for new Trading Markets.
3. Belief in Cultural Superiority.]]> 2016-11-14 23:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137577247 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137693221 In 1867, the Secretary of State, William Seward, arranged for the United States to buy Alasks from Russia for $7.2 million. Some thought it was a silly idea and called the purchase "Seward's Icebox" or "Seward's Folly". Time has show how smart it was to buy Alaska for 2 cents per acre since Alaska is rich in timber, minerals, and the most important oil.]]> 2016-11-15 13:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137693221 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137696004 Hawaii was economically important to America even before Hawaii was Annexed into the United States. Since America did many shipment of sugar into the United States from Hawaii the American sugar growers wanted to avoid import taxes ( Tariffs ). Even thought one reason for the United States to Annex Hawaii was for the sugar you could produce their but their was also another important reason, Americans needed Hawaii to build a naval base to refuel their ships on their way to and from their destinations. The United States did just this in 1887, the naval base was called Pearl Harbor. In 1898, led by Snaford Dole, America annexed Hawaii, and in 1959 Hawaii became an official state of the United States.]]> 2016-11-15 13:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137696004 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137699558 Even before the Spanish- American War America had  long held an interest in Cuba. When the Cubans unsuccessfully rebelled against Spanish rule in the late 19th century, American sympathy went out to the Cuban people, and after Spain abolished slavery in Cuba in 1886, Americans invested millions in Cuban sugar.]]> 2016-11-15 13:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137699558 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137726566 the United States fought for Puerto Rico's freedom in the Spanish-American War but they had decided not to become a state with the United States but to stay a territory of the U.S. During the Spanish-American war the U.S. controlled Puerto Rico with the military. To today Puerto Rico is still a territory choosing to be so themselves.]]> 2016-11-15 14:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/137726566 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138842735 The treaty of Paris granted independence to Cuba. The U.S. signed an agreement with Cuba known as the Platt amendment 1903. A Key feature of “ Platt ” included the right of the U.S. to maintain naval stations on the islands and the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. Cuba had become a “ Protectorate ” of the U.S.]]> 2016-11-18 21:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138842735 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138843330 Filipinos reacted with rage to the American annexation. Rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo vowed to fight for freedom and in 1899 he led a rebellion. The 3-year war claimed 20,000 Filipino rebels, 4,000 American lives and $400,000 ( 20x the price the U.S. paid for the land). 

]]> 2016-11-18 21:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138843330 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138843557 America had always had in interest in China since they were valuable to us for trading. Since we did not want any one country to become the sole monopoly of China's trading John Hays sent out Open Door Notes to every country that had colonized in China to see if they could open China's trading to everyone.]]> 2016-11-18 21:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138843557 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138844307 Theodore Roosevelt had a diplomacy called the "Big Stick" Diplomacy. What this meant was to intimidate your enemies to get what your want.
The result of Roosevelt's diplomacy surprisingly leads to little battles since during that time period not many countries wanted to go to war with America since we had a strong Navy. Whenever Roosevelt decides to make the Panama Canal he sent the Navy off the coasts of Panama and asked nicely to set the small country free of Columbian control and since they did not want war they back off and gave them their freedom which in turn allowed Roosevelt to begin on the Panama Canal.]]> 2016-11-18 22:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138844307 214665 https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138844442 Woodrow Wilson had a diplomacy called the Moral Diplomacy. What the Moral Diplomacy was to try and spread Christianity throughout Latin America because he believed if the Latin Americans thought as we did they would not try to put up any resistance when they wanted to get something from them. Wilson's diplomacy did not lead to many battles but there were a few but in the end America did what they wanted out of the Latin Americans.]]> 2016-11-18 22:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/214665/ssiiyjuma9m5/wish/138844442