Imperialism (country)

By taliasmith123

  • Spain

    Spain colonized: all the countries where Spanish is still an official first language today: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala.

  • Guam

    When the Spanish-American War broke out in April of 1898, Guam was under Spanish control (as it had been since the 1600s).

  • cuba

    Colonialism, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been decisive in shaping Cuban political identity for 150 years. 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.

  • phillipines

    The United States gained control of the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American war.