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    convert to Christianity‚ and the practice of their religion was now prohibited. They were not familiar with the plethora of diseases that the Spanish brought with them‚ so their immune systems weren’t developed enough to handle them. As a result‚ many of them died from diseases like Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Influenza‚ Malaria‚ Tetanus and Lyme Disease. The Spanish frequently raped Taino women – it was one their primary mans of asserting their dominion. This led to the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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    due to the reopening of trade relations between Europe and Japan. Japanese art‚ especially ukiyo-e print‚ had a special appeal to some French impressionistic artists of the time such as Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse- Lautrec. In this time period imperialism in Europe had sparked an interest in other cultures of the world. With the opening of Japanese trade‚ its culture was revealed to Europeans as being not only unusual and strange‚ but refined and elegant. The French printmaker‚ Felix Bracquemond

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    Brandy Mejia APUSH 4A FRQ The Spanish- American War and U.S. Foreign Policy The United States became a world power after their victory over the Spanish in the Spanish- American War of 1898. Before the war‚ the U.S. was too busy worrying about the problems facing them on their own territory such as reconstruction and industrialization to even think about expansionism or imperialism. Although America was primarily a reserved country after the Civil War‚ their foreign policy became more ambitious

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    Imperialism is the policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. U.S. imperialism extended power and influence through diplomacy and military force‚ it was beneficial because of the expansion of territory‚ the creation of a stronger military‚ and a thirst for new markets. Imperialism in the U.S. was important because of the expansion of their nation. By the 1880’s American leaders believed that they should join the imperialist powers in Europe and establish

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    American imperialism in the late 1800’s was a break in American foreign policy. America has always wanted to expand the country. In the 1880’s‚ many people thought that America should join countries such as England and set up colonies overseas. Imperialism is when a bigger‚ stronger country wants to control other smaller and weaker territories.At that time‚ imperialism was a trend around the world. America became an imperialist nation because of economic reasons‚ militery interests‚and cultural superiority

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    According to the prompt‚ the definition of Imperialism requires a country to exercise control over a foreign country or to acquire or hold colonies or dependences. Because of the somewhat confusing situation surrounding United States territories‚ particularly America Samoa‚ there has been some question over whether or not the United States is Imperialistic. While it certainly met the definition during the early 19th century and into the 20th century‚ does it still meet the definition today? This

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    to lose and it impacted the country in many different ways but most importantly; it affected the country politically‚ economically‚ and socially. Politics-wise‚ before imperialism‚ the United States kept to itself and didn’t meddle in the affair with other countries mostly. That all changed after the Spanish American War; the war ended up being very favorable to America‚ giving the country access to Cuba‚ Guam‚ the Philippines‚ and Puerto Rico. A seemingly isolated United States found itself with

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    From the late 1800s to after World War II‚ the United States moved from the idea of isolationism to greater involvement in world affairs. The United States became actively involved with several countries. The United States was now following a policy that some criticized as imperialism. Although American Imperialism had both benefits and drawbacks for the United States‚ the benefits outweigh the drawbacks for various reasons‚ such as improving the United States economy and opening up shorter routes

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    In definition colonialism is the situation where by the strong country control the weak country in socially‚ economically‚ and politically normally these strong country introduce little benefits or not to the weakest so as to get more from them‚ such they doing is like introduction of education which based on the their side‚ example they introduce their culture‚ example adoption of the Western culture in Africa. Also these strong country they introduce crops which benefit them‚ example cash crops

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    The face of American democracy is deceptive; from missionary trips to military tours‚ America’s global dominion has always been referenced with coy euphemisms—“diplomacy‚” “leadership‚” tying to mask imperialism as setting a good example. As America tries to up hold their motto of being the land of the free‚ they force their ideals on other countries with or without the support of the people living there. While America focuses on spreading American ideals across the globe‚ its own citizens don’t

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