Imperialism Countries

By aaronxstrange

  • Spain

    Spain
    Spain controlled a huge overseas territory in the New World and the Asian archipelago of the Philippines, what they called "The Indies"

  • Cuba

    Cuba
    US determination to control Cuba, consistent with the Monroe Doctrine, had a strong economic rationale even before Spain was defeated in the War of Independence in 1898.

  • Philippines

    Philippines
    After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. ... The decision by U.S. policymakers to annex the Philippines was not without domestic controversy

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii
    The U.S. first got involved in 1875 when a treaty was signed between the U.S. and Hawaii. It permitted US access to the Hawaiian sugarcane market. ... On July 7th, 1898, the U.S. annexed Hawaii due to war needs.