Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class
Unit 10 — America Comes of Age, 1865-1920
AP LESSON 35
- Annam (Viet Nam) - taken
over by France in 1874
- Tunisia - protectorate of France in 1881
- Egypt - became virtually an English colony in 1883
- Marshall Islands - taken over by Germany in 1884
- Burma - taken by England in 1885
- Samoa - shared by England, Germany, and United States in 1889
- Rhodesia - carved out of Africa in 1895 by England
- Mariana Islands - except
for Guam, purchased from Spain by Germany in 1899
- During the closing decades
of the nineteenth century, the major European powers strove to extend
their empires in Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific. By creating colonies
and claiming territories, the imperialists secured trade and expanded
power. A fundamental belief in European superiority is evident in the
treatment of developing lands and peoples by nations such as England,
France, and Germany.
- America also had imperialist
tendencies at the turn of the century:
- Annexation of Hawaii
- Acquisition of the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
- Participation in Spanish-American War
- Panama Canal
- A variety of factors influenced U.S. decisions in the South Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Both imperialists and anti-imperialists had strong reasons for their positions.
- America also had imperialist
tendencies at the turn of the century:
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