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Chapter 18 (1) Imperialism in America
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U.S. Becomes a World Power
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1. Purchase Alaska: Natural Resources (timber, minerals, and oil) 2
1. Purchase Alaska: Natural Resources (timber, minerals, and oil) 2. Annexation of Hawaii: Refueling Station & naval base 3. Panama Canal: Connected Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (cut travel time for merchant ships and U.S. Navy) 4. Open Door Policy: Trade with China 5-7. Treaty of Paris: Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico (Spanish-American War – Treaty of Paris) 8. Latin America: America would protect U.S. business interests in Latin America. (even sending in troops)
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