2. American Imperialism in a
Comparative Perspective
After conquering the surrounding areas
between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, the American government was
focused on conquering/annexing the
surrounding islands.At the same time
European countries looked to conquer
African territories. By WWI Europeans
and their descendants (now Americans)
had established some sort of control of
every part of the world over their
respective indigenous peoples.
American ideology wants to make the
conquered colonies into a self-
governing society using the United
States as a model.
European nations governed new
territories from their homelands.
3. America’s Rule in the
Philippines
The United States fought 2 wars to
acquire these islands in the Pacific. We
fought Spain before paying them $20
million for the territory and we fought
the native islanders who didn’t want
Spanish or American invaders. Finally
American governors won the hearts and
minds of the Filipinos and the process of
self-rule started in 1901. The Philippine
Islands were officially declared
independent in 1946.
