Sphere of Influence

By amberbaysinger01
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    1846 President James K. Polk

    1846, President James K. Polk justified the Mexican-American War to expand our borders by falsely asserting that an American soldier had been killed on American soil9 by the Mexican military
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    War of 1812

    War of 1812 with Great Britain was fought in part to annex Canada.

  • 1823 Monroe Doctrine

    1823 Monroe Doctrine
    1823 Monroe Doctrine placed all of North and South America off limits for new European colonization

  • 1893, the United States collaboration

    1893, the United States collaboration
    1893, the United States collaborated in the overthrow of Hawaii’s monarchy. Annexation followed five years later.

  • 1898 Spanish-American War

    1898 Spanish-American War
    1898 Spanish-American War was fought to expand our sphere of influence in the Caribbean and the Pacific
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    United States intervened militarily

    The United States intervened militarily in Panama from 1903-1914 to secure its independence from Colombia, and to negotiate a treaty to construct and exercise sovereignty over the Panama Canal