History of the United States

It made Cuba a protectorate of the United Sates.

The goal of the Philippine Insurrection was to establish an independent nation.

Theodore Roosevelt

using some of the same tactics that the spanish had used in cuba.

The European system of spheres of influence limited the ports for American trade in China. This severely threatened U.S. interests in China.

Because the Hull-Alfaro treaty, The U.S. are allowed to keep Panama safe, but cannot interfere in government (Panama) actions, but are able to push off bad presidents or vice presidents, if they have proof.

The US interfered in 1903 to allow Panama to declare independence from Colombia.

"Moral diplomacy" promoted human rights, independence, and equal opportunity.

the passage of the Teller Amendment by Congress when war was declared.-(Nova Net)

Spheres of influence

The primary reason for American interest in overseas territories is world domination