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Shows examples of how the U.S. became imperialistic.

Created by hdjalleta on Sep 25, 2008

Last updated: 03/10/10 at 05:50 PM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Sep 25, 2008 3:21 PM

• Spanish-American war
  1898

• Involvement of U.S. government on Cuba
  Jan 1, 1898

  U.S. gains Cuba from Spain through the treaty of paris. U.S. controls Cuba till 1902 and grants independent to Cuba. U.S. believed that they were only suitable government to rule over Cuba, so they controlled till 1902. However U.S. government took tip of Cuba as their territory and added Platt amendment which allows U.S. to interfere with Cuba's policy. This action shows that U.S. saw themselves superior than the other countries around them.

• Panama Canal
  1890

  -Roosevelt believed a canal would be a strategic shuttling warships between Atlantic and Pacific. -John Hay, secretary of sate offered 10 million and 250,000 anually. -Soon it was accepted.

• Monroe Doctrine
  1864

• Expansion In the Pacific
  Jan 1, 1840

  The U.S. wanted to expand trade, and they needed island bases to do so. To get these islands, they had to result to imperialism.