american imperialism timeline

By noemilf
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean passing the Caribbean Sea al the way to the Pacific Ocean t was an example of US imperialism because the US thought that they could not handle it economically and they actually could.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary
    dates ocurred- february 1899-1913
    the US will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.
    The Roosevelt Corollary was the US imperalism because the United States bullied their way in to make the Western Hemisphere
    its an example-because The United States increasingly used military force to restore internal stability to nations
  • Philippine Insurrection

    Philippine Insurrection
    dates the event occured- June 2nd 1899-July 4th 1902
    The philippine Insurrection was an armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. Its an example of the American Imperialism because they thought the United States would get them freedom, but they didnt get it. They tried fighting for their freedom afterwards against the US but the Philipinos were given very little self-government.
  • Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty

    Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
    Date occured-November 18th 1903
    The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was a treaty signed by the United States and Panama which established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal Its an example of an American Imperialism because the treaty stated that the US basically gained more territory
  • US occupation of the Dominican Republic

    US occupation of the Dominican Republic
    dates that event occured-January 1905 The second American occupation of the Dominican Republic, code named "Operation Power Pack", began when the U.S. Marine Corps entered Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic because the US president Theordore Roosevelt introduced the Roosevelt Corollary tothe Monroe Doctrine and under this corollary the US assumed administration of the Dominican Republic's customs
  • Cuban Intervention

    Cuban Intervention
    Date the event occured-November 1975
    on the eve of Angola's independence, Cuba launched a large-scale military intervention in support of the leftist People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) against United States This is an example of american imprialism because the United States has the authority to bring troops in and we forced them to be in our plantation and if they mess up we be able to bring troops in. They were tired of the president getting appointed by the United States
  • Great White Fleet

    Great White Fleet
    dates the event occured- December 16 1907 to February 22nd 1909 was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe This is an example of the US Imperialism because the US wanted to show they had war ships and werent afraid to use them