4. What resource was the Spanish obsessed with discovering? gold 5. What was an encomienda? a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
United States & The World In the past three days in American Studies we have been studying about imperialism, which is the domination of a strong nation over weaker nations. For example when the U.S invaded Hawaii and Cuba because they wanted what they had. Building a large navy and becoming a world power was something the U.S wanted to do and become. Annexing Hawaii occurred in the late 1800’s when the U.S. took Hawaii from England. As trade with China and Japan grew Americans became interested in Hawaii and wanted it.
DBQ –Imperialism | Questions: Should the United States Have Annexed the Philippines? | In 1898 the United States successfully fought a short war with Spain. One of the results of the war was that several Spanish colonies fell into American hands. Two of these were Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The United States made it quite clear that it would not keep Cuba.
Dewey later attacked the Filipino where the Spaniards surrendered. 4. Filipino took the capital and US won the Spanish-American war. Treaty of Paris 1. United States wanted to get control of the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Through successful civilian administration, the Islands were modernized and the nation prepared for eventual independence. President Theodore Roosevelt established a naval base in the Philippines at Subic Bay in 1901. By establishing this naval base in the Philippines, Roosevelt viewed it as a critical strategic asset in opposition of Japan's growing military. This Naval base also provided a key opportunity to trade with China, who had just come out of isolation. China had many natural
Jose Gomez 2/2/13 AP US History American Imperialism In 1890, the United States declared war on the Spanish in which was the beginning of not only the Spanish-American War, but also the age of modern American imperialism. The Spanish American war was a quick and easy victory over the Spanish, due to Americas newly established navy superpower. After the victory, the United States had to decide what they would do with the gained territories. The United States decided to annex Puerto Rico and Hawaii, gave Cuba their independence, and assisted the Philippines until they too would be suitable to hold their own independence. The United States then purchased Alaska and imperialized other Pacific islands such as the islands of Samoa and Atlantic island such as Guam.
However, credible sources support the fact that this was, in fact, merely a façade for the economic benefits present in Indochina, such as raw materials and cheap labour which the US required in order to maintain the current balance of power of the time. This attempted occupation of Indochina in fact achieved an opposite effect, in that the aggressive actions displayed by the US in Indochina backed Vietnam into a corner, giving it no choice but a socialist revolution. The Vietnam War was the pinnacle of US imperialism in Indochina, beginning with its aid and support of French colonialism in the early 1900s. Throughout the Western occupation of Indochina, it became increasingly evident that there was a clear link and alliance between French colonialism in Indochina and American imperialism and that the US intervention in Vietnam was the born as a result of this link. One stark similarity between the two systems was the overall infrastructure of both nations’ interventions into the region.
His conservationism and willingness to take on big business are examples of why he is considered to be one of the better presidents. His progressive policies set the stage for important reforms of the 20th century. Events and Accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency: President Roosevelt served through most of the first decade of the 1900's. He was determined to build a canal across Panama. America aided Panama in gaining independence from Colombia.
The War established the U.S as one of the world’s Superpowers and marked its entry into global affairs. The war also redefined American national identity, bringing aid to problems of social divisions as well as redefining all future news reportage. Roosevelt returned home as a war hero and soon was elected governor and then vice president, as he predicted the war helped repairing relations between the American North and South by giving both sides a common enemy for the first time since the end of the Civil War. Personally I believe the International system of analysis is the most accurate in describing the Spanish American War due to the enormous changes happening on American soil and around the world between the 1870 and 1900, from economic growth to colonial expansion. Competition among nations was at its peak and The U.S no matter what needed to ensure its place in the world, what best and easier occasion than to exploit the Spanish – Cuban conflict to their favor.
From the early 1600’s to the late 1700’s several European nations skirmished for control of the North American Continent. Spain, France and Great Britain were the super powers trying to colonize the free world and expand their massive empires. England was victorious out of the three superpowers; this was due to the failures and short comings of the other two powers in the year’s prior to the American Revolution. The most powerful does not always win which can clearly been seen in this example, Spain. Backing this world power was the Spanish Armada, which was known for never losing a sea battle.