Imperialism

IMPERIALISM AND AMERICA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WHY IMPERIALISM? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE U.S. ACQUIRES ALASKA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Alaska

U.S. TAKES HAWAII ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cuba is just 90 miles south of Florida

CUBA’S SECOND WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Marti

WAR FEVER ESCALATES ,[object Object],Political cartoon: Pulitzer (left) and Hearst escalating and instigating war between the U.S. and Spain

U.S.S MAINE EXPLODES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Before After

The Maine Explodes Unknown artist , 1898 Notice the men flying dramatically through the air

WAR ERUPTS WITH SPAIN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE WAR IN THE CARIBBEAN ,[object Object],[object Object]

U.S. WINS; SIGNS TREATY OF PARIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Treaty of Paris, 1898

ACQUIRING NEW LANDS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Today the U.S. has a prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

FILIPINOS REBEL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],U.S. troops fire on rebels

FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN CHINA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Foreign nations were opening the door to China’s trade

BOXER REBELLION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

AMERICANS PROTECT RIGHTS IN ASIA ,[object Object],[object Object]

AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually

THE PANAMA CANAL ,[object Object],[object Object],“ The shortcut”

BUILDING THE PANAMA CANAL 1904-1914 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cost - $380 million Workers – Over 40,000 (5,600 died) Time – Construction took 10 years

This view, provided by NASA, shows the thin blue line (canal) cutting across the middle of Panama

Almost 1,000,000 ships have passed through the canal, which became sole property of Panama in the year 2000

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