Spanish American War

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In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of: Puerto Rico, The Panama Canal Zone, Hawaii, The Philippines

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Hawaii

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The cartoon comments on tactics used to

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obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

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Which territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish American War?

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Puerto Rico

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How did Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan's books influence U.S. efforts to become a world power?

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advocating overseas expansion

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How did these events: The USS Maine sinks in Havana Harbor, The U.S. Congress declares war, and The Treaty of Paris is signed affect the U.S.?

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They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

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Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into a position of a world power?

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The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

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Why did the United States annex the Kingdom of Hawaii?

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The location was strategically valuable to both military and business leaders.