The US was keen to expand its global influence in territories previously colonised by Spain. The US government had an expansionist agenda which made it annex the Philippines, Hawaii, Guam and Cuba for strategic reasons. American citizens and Filipino revolutionary fighters led by Emilio Aguinaldo were opposed to the annexation, but they did not succeed.
After that sporting little war over Cuba and with the annexation of the Philippines, the US for the first time, imposed its rule on a distant people by military force. How can one account for this dramatic change in American foreign policy? What pressures and groups led the nation in this imperialistic direction?
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Academic.Tips. 2022. "After that sporting little war over Cuba and with the annexation of the Philippines, the US for the first time, imposed its rule on a distant people by military force. How can one account for this dramatic change in American foreign policy? What pressures and groups led the nation in this imperialistic direction?" June 21, 2022. https://academic.tips/question/after-that-sporting-little-war-over-cuba-and-with-the-annexation-of-the-philippines-the-us-for-the-first-time-imposed-its-rule-on-a-distant-people-by-military-force-how-can-one-account-for-this-dra/.
1. Academic.Tips. "After that sporting little war over Cuba and with the annexation of the Philippines, the US for the first time, imposed its rule on a distant people by military force. How can one account for this dramatic change in American foreign policy? What pressures and groups led the nation in this imperialistic direction?" June 21, 2022. https://academic.tips/question/after-that-sporting-little-war-over-cuba-and-with-the-annexation-of-the-philippines-the-us-for-the-first-time-imposed-its-rule-on-a-distant-people-by-military-force-how-can-one-account-for-this-dra/.
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"After that sporting little war over Cuba and with the annexation of the Philippines, the US for the first time, imposed its rule on a distant people by military force. How can one account for this dramatic change in American foreign policy? What pressures and groups led the nation in this imperialistic direction?" Academic.Tips, 21 June 2022, academic.tips/question/after-that-sporting-little-war-over-cuba-and-with-the-annexation-of-the-philippines-the-us-for-the-first-time-imposed-its-rule-on-a-distant-people-by-military-force-how-can-one-account-for-this-dra/.
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