1. US Naval expansion with newly built steel battleships, commencing in about 1883. Battleships were equivalent to nuclear cold war weapons prior to the atomic bomb in 1945. 2. As the victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898, the US gained possession of the Spanish colonies: Philippines, Cuba (leasing rights), Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Using the new steel battleships, referred to in item #1, US fleets could now base themselves in the newly acquired possessions in the Pacific Ocean.
The three major US acquisitions in the Pacific region were Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines. The latter one was due to the treaty with Spain after the Spanish American War of 1898. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by the US in 1898. Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states on the US in 1959.
The US had a belief of the Manifest Destiny which predicted to expand outwards, they expanded to the pacific to fulfill this destiny.
using Manifest Destiny.
the us didnt it was hard for them
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
It is the belief that the US should expand to the Pacific Ocean.
The war in the Pacific was precipitated by a Japanese attack upon Pearl harbor . The Japanese sought to expand their empire by crippling US forces assigned to the Pacific for military duty .
Move westward at any cost. The citizens of the United States had a God-given right to conquer the land to the Pacific Ocean.
Yes it did. As a result of the policy of Manifest Destiny, the USA now reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
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In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations.
In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations.
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In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations by john overbay
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.