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Panama Canal
The date or dates the event occurred- 1881 US took over in 1904
Brief explanation of the event- connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- It was an example of US imperialism because the US thought that they could not handle it economically and they could. -
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Philippine Insurrection
The date or dates the event occurred- June 2nd, July 4th 1902
Brief explanation of the event-The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict between The United States and Filipino revolutionaries.
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- The US eventually won the war when they did they took over everything there out the Roman-Catholic church and giving the Philipinos were given very little self-government. -
Hay-Buana-Varilla Treaty
The date or dates the event occurred- November 18th 1903
Brief explanation of the event- The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was a treaty signed on November 18, 1903, by the United States and Panama, which established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal.
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- The terms of the treaty stated that the United States was to receive rights to a canal zone which was to extend five miles on either side of the c -
Cuban Intervention
The date or dates the event occurred- In November 1975
Brief explanation of the event- 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
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- It is not an example of US imperialism. -
The Great White Fleet
The date or dates the event occurred- December 16th 1907 to February 22nd 1909
Brief explanation of the event- The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- The US was wanting to show everyone that they had these war ships and weren’t afraid to use them. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The date or dates the event occurred- 1899-1913
Brief explanation of the event- In the early 1900s Roosevelt grew concerned that a crisis between Venezuela and its creditors could spark an invasion of that nation by European powers. The Roosevelt Corollary of December 1904 stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort
Explain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- The United States increasingly used military force to restore internal stability to nations in -
US occupation of the Dominican Republic
The date or dates the event occured- 1916-1924
Brief explanation of the event- It was one of the many interventions in Latin America undertaken by the military forces of the United States.
Expain how the event or statement is an example of US Imperialism- Threatened Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra to leave Santo Domingo by threatening the city with naval bombardment.