U. S. Imperialism U. S. Imperialism happened between 1898-1914. During this time, the U.S. gained many strategic islands and places. It was a time when the U.S. Government thought that the only way for them to be a world power was to expand their reach into the Pacific and South America, but the American people disagreed with this and were very reluctant to imperialism. They were also trying to be able to trade with China, which at that time was one of the biggest trading partners. In April of 1898, the U.S. got involved in the Spanish-American War. There were many reasons which contributed to the U.S. getting involved in the war. One of those reasons was when the USS Maine, which was stationed in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, exploded. The U.S. …show more content…
gained many strategic islands from this war which were Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. The U.S. didn’t take Cuba due to the Teller Amendment, which stated that the U.S. would only occupy Cuba during the war and not try to annex it. In 1899 a rebellion formed called the Boxer Rebellion happened in China. This rebellion led to America and eight other countries to send 20,000 troops to aid in suppressing the rebellion in 1901. After the rebellion, China was open for foreign trade, which greatly benefited the U.S. During this time, the U.S. was also involved in The Philippine-American War. The war started in 1899. During the Treaty of Paris the Philippines sovereignty was transferred from Spain to the U.S. Two days before the Treaty of Paris fighting broke out between U.S. troops and Phillipians which caused the U.S. to go to war with the Philippians. Then the U.S. annexed the Philippines. The U.S. then fought the Philippians until they gained control of the islands in 1902, ending the war. U.S. imperialism continues to affect global relationships and events today because it gives the U.S. many advantages in the Pacific Ocean. One of those advantages is that the U.S. is able to have many strategic bases around China and have a massive navy port in