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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y ago1. 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.
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∙ 7y agoThe 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.
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∙ 11y agoThe US had a belief of the Manifest Destiny which predicted to expand outwards, they expanded to the pacific to fulfill this destiny.
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∙ 15y agousing Manifest Destiny.
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∙ 6y agothe us didnt it was hard for them
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Why did the US expand to Alaska and to islands in the pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
What does the term manifest destiny refers to in us history?
It is the belief that the US should expand to the Pacific Ocean.
How and why did the Pacific War start in World?
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 .
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the US should?
Move westward at any cost. The citizens of the United States had a God-given right to conquer the land to the Pacific Ocean.
Did manifest destiny help the us expand?
Yes it did. As a result of the policy of Manifest Destiny, the USA now reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Why did the US expand to Alaska to islands in the pacific?
My uncle
Why did businesmen want the US to expand to the pacific?
In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations.
Why did businesmen wants the US to expand into the Pacific?
In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations.
How did the desire to expand into the new markets help push US to expand its influence into the pacific?
they went to your house :]
What was the belief that the US shoujd expand to pacific coast?
trinidad dienisty
Did the us expand its territory to the pacific ocean in 1781-1800?
False
Why did businessmen wanted the US to expand into the pacific?
In order to make money in Pacific territories and nations by john overbay
Why did the US expand to Alaska and to islands in the pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
Why did the US expand to Alaska and islands in the pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
Why did the US expand to Alaska and to island in the pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
Why did the US expand to Alaska and to the island in the pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
Why did the US expand to Alaska and the island in the Pacific?
The US expanded because many Americans believed the United States needed to expand to keep its economy strong.
