HIST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: American Imperialism, Yellow Journalism, Socalled
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Why turn to imperialism: an industrial nation requires both raw materials as well as markets for manufactured goods. Examples of 19th century imperialism: u. s. buys alaska from russia in 1867. William h. seward for . 2 million: hawaii an 1875 trade agreement allowed hawaiian sugar to enter the u. s. without a tariff. In 1887 the u. s. acquired an exclusive right to establish a naval base at pearl. In 1898 the u. s. annexed hawaii after supporting a revolution against the native government. The spanish-american war: had both longer range and immediate causes, the long range cause was america"s desire for physical and economic expansion. Throughout its history many americans have believed in manifest. Destiny, the idea that the u. s. was destined to spread westward, first to the. Pacific and then beyond: another of the longer range causes dealt with cuba, where beginning in 1895 the. Cuban people revolted against spanish rule (which had been established by.
