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US Imperialism Timeline

By Ted L
  • America's economy is the largest in the world
    1890 BCE

    America's economy is the largest in the world

    America is far ahead in industry, its military is the most powerful in the world, and it wants to be strengthened at sea
  • U.S. Interest in China

    U.S. Interest in China

    The us wanted to have a market in China because China was neither strong nor stable at the time. It was a very good market
  • What was the Monroe Doctrine?

    What was the Monroe Doctrine?

    The Monroe doctrine was about keeping europeans out of the americas
  • The Spanish American War

    The Spanish American War

    America won the war with Spain, pulled itself out of the great depression and proved itself to Europe. The war was won after only a few months!

  • U.S. Involvement in Asia and the Pacific

    The Philippines Fight For Independ- ence From the U.S.
  • America Becomes a World Power (continued)

    America Becomes a World Power (continued)

    The United States overthrew the monarchy in Hawaii, they should not continue to occupy the colonies, they should expand, and rocky believes that expansion is necessary to compete
  • More U.S. Involvement in Latin America

    More U.S. Involvement in Latin America

    The United States helped Mexico
  • A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

    A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

    In the early 1900s, Latin America and the Caribbean were a special focus of U.S. foreign policy.
  • Roosevelt applied a positive spirit

    Roosevelt applied a positive spirit

    In an important speech to congress, Roosevelt argued that the Monroe doctrine was designed to prevent European interference in the americas
  • Policing the Caribbean and Central America

    Policing the Caribbean and Central America

    Help Haiti build the country, because Haiti is so chaotic, the President was killed