18.1 - Imperialism and America

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Imperialism

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the policy in which stronger nations extend their control over weaker territories

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How did European imperialism affect Africa?

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By the early 20th century, only two countries in all of Africa—Ethiopia and Liberia—remained independent

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How did time prove that the purchase of Alaska was not an act of folly?

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the land was rich in timber, minerals, and oil.

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Annex

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to incorporate territory into an existing country or state

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What factors led to the annexation of Hawaii in 1898?

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-- rise of powerful American business groups

-- overthrow of the Hawaiian monarch

-- Presidency of William McKinley