The Spanish-American War In The Caribbean Sea

1. The Spanish-American War in the Caribbean Sea contains a lot of bodies of water surrounding islands and lands, which shows that were many resources available in the Caribbean Sea. There is the Windward, Leewards, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. There is the Atlantic Ocean that is surrounded by the countries such as Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The territorial outcomes of the Spanish American war solidify U.S. Naval control over the Panama Canal by the amount of trading routes and straits available such as the Mona Passage, which is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. The Mona passage is an important route for trading and shipping goods between the Atlantic and Panama Canal. This passage connects the …show more content…
The U.S. Possession in the Pacific Ocean closest to Japan prior to 1898 because U.S wanted to import and export goods so there were major shipping routes in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States and it passes by the Hawaiian and Samoan Islands. There are also ports and bodies of water with land all around where U.S. and Japan competes against each other for territory in order to gain power and wealth. The United States annexed a lot of islands for possessions. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. The Hawaiian, Midway and Wake Islands were annexed by the U.S. In 1898, the American Samoa was annexed also. The U.S. possessions were Puerto Rico, which they acquired in 1898 and Virgin Islands. The major United States commercial interests was fruit and sugar. United States also developed a strong naval base to assist them in battles. The Philippines were ceded by Spain after the Spanish American War in 1898. Guam was ceded by Spain as well. The Aleutian Islands were surrounded by large and small volcanoes. The United States had to control maritime geography to control vast regions where they were able to trade between …show more content…
The locks that supplement the Panama Canal are Lock Gatun, Lock Paraiso and Miraflores Locks. The natural bodies of water that supplement the Panama Canal are the Caribbean Sea, Gatun Lake, Lake Miraflores, and Madden Lake. The Panama Canal Zone contains the Panama Canal. With the locks and natural bodies of water surrounded by the canal, shipping of goods and resources was available between different countries. There were also a railroad that passed by the canal for the transportation of goods. The Panama Canal was the support of revolt for the United States in