U.s Imperialism

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Alaska

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Purchased from Russia in 1867 for fishing rights. Did not become a state until 1959.

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Philippines

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Turned over from Spain in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War. They are a large group of islands southeast of the Asian mainland.

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Guam

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Turned over from Spain in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War. They are part of the Marianas Islands, east of the Philippines.

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Puerto Rico

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Turned over from Spain in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War. It is an island southeast of the U.S in the Caribbean.

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Cuba

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Was granted independence from Spain, but it remained under American control from 1898 to 1902. It is the largest island in the Caribbean.

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Hawaii

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In 1893 an American-backed revolution overthrew the government of Queen Liliuokalani in this island in the Pacific Ocean near the Tropic of Cancer.

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Panama Canal Zone

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An area of Panama purchased by the U.S on the Isthmus of Panama.

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Panama Canal

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Was completed in 1914 and was important to American shipping. Subtracted 7,800 miles from traveling between the East and West coasts of the U.S.