The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900-
The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900-
During this event the US was in the middle of discovering Hawaii in 1778 and when the senate decided to change their mind and start the annexation of Hawaii. The annexation allowed the US territory to expand into the Pacific Ocean, but was also a concern that Hawaii may become a part of the European empire since the United Stated gained such an increase in their economy. In the midst of doing this, Britain and France wanted acceptance in economic privileges, this encouraged the US and Hawaii to abating a treaty of friendship. Up till 1959, Hawaii remained a US territory, although it was a long journey to reach this destination, it took a couple decades, a large amount of dedicated people and businessmen to achieve the annexation petition. I would categorized this event was imperialism. Imperialism is the policy of creating colonies in weaker nations to make raw materials. Just like when Europe set up colonies in Asia and Africa to acquire raw materials and sell their goods in new markets.
The reason the US made this action was because they wanted to keep an outlook for European powers who at the time was also creating their own colonial powers. As well as creating a naval base to see after their enemies at the time in the Philippines and Guam. They also wanted to become more international.
The United States attempts to mediate in the Venezuela-Great Britain dispute in 1895-
As the United States was expading, our power was establishing. In the early 1820, President Monroe had a statement that decleared the Western Hemisphere was off limits from Euopean intervention, which is the involvment of foreign powers in another nation which results in stronger powers, just like the attempt to mediate the Venezuela-Great Britain dispute in 1895. The sparks that created this event was when great britain and Venezula was agruing onn who the gold belonged to. So that’s why Monroe created the Monroe Doctrine to keep Great
During this event the US was in the middle of discovering Hawaii in 1778 and when the senate decided to change their mind and start the annexation of Hawaii. The annexation allowed the US territory to expand into the Pacific Ocean, but was also a concern that Hawaii may become a part of the European empire since the United Stated gained such an increase in their economy. In the midst of doing this, Britain and France wanted acceptance in economic privileges, this encouraged the US and Hawaii to abating a treaty of friendship. Up till 1959, Hawaii remained a US territory, although it was a long journey to reach this destination, it took a couple decades, a large amount of dedicated people and businessmen to achieve the annexation petition. I would categorized this event was imperialism. Imperialism is the policy of creating colonies in weaker nations to make raw materials. Just like when Europe set up colonies in Asia and Africa to acquire raw materials and sell their goods in new markets.
The reason the US made this action was because they wanted to keep an outlook for European powers who at the time was also creating their own colonial powers. As well as creating a naval base to see after their enemies at the time in the Philippines and Guam. They also wanted to become more international.
The United States attempts to mediate in the Venezuela-Great Britain dispute in 1895-
As the United States was expading, our power was establishing. In the early 1820, President Monroe had a statement that decleared the Western Hemisphere was off limits from Euopean intervention, which is the involvment of foreign powers in another nation which results in stronger powers, just like the attempt to mediate the Venezuela-Great Britain dispute in 1895. The sparks that created this event was when great britain and Venezula was agruing onn who the gold belonged to. So that’s why Monroe created the Monroe Doctrine to keep Great