Effects Of American Imperialism
U.S. Imperialism
United States imperialistic ambitions to gain more natural resources and increase American security left negative effects such as colonization on other countries. This unfortunately led to conflicts, wars, and rebellions, which made it difficult for the country to expand further. There were several ways that the United States enforced its imperialistic views on other countries. The United States was in need of natural resources to sustain their businesses. Two of the products that were prominent in the United States were pineapples. In 1887 the United States and Hawaii signed a renewed treaty that would allow Hawaiian sugar to be sold duty free in the United States. In return the Hawaii released Pearl Harbor to the United States as a fueling and repair station for naval vessels. Stanford B. Dole was the founder of the Dole Company. The Queen, Liliuokalani, wanted to keep the money made from the Dole Company in Hawaii, and not interact with the United States. The founder of the company, Stanford B. Dole was angered by this and looked to the United States for help. The call was answered by President Cleveland. In 1893 with the help of the United States Marines, pineapple planter Stanford B. Dole removed Queen Liliuokalani from power, and in 1898 Hawaii was annexed to the United States. …show more content…
As the United States continued to expand further, so did the markets, therefore the United States needed a strong security to protect them. A Naval Advisory Board was developed to redesign the Navy’s budget, allowing the United States to provide increased protection for their new markets. The new naval budget entailed new construction for an array of war supplies such as: gunboats, battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats. Creating this new and improved navy allowed the United States to effectively fight their enemies at
United States imperialistic ambitions to gain more natural resources and increase American security left negative effects such as colonization on other countries. This unfortunately led to conflicts, wars, and rebellions, which made it difficult for the country to expand further. There were several ways that the United States enforced its imperialistic views on other countries. The United States was in need of natural resources to sustain their businesses. Two of the products that were prominent in the United States were pineapples. In 1887 the United States and Hawaii signed a renewed treaty that would allow Hawaiian sugar to be sold duty free in the United States. In return the Hawaii released Pearl Harbor to the United States as a fueling and repair station for naval vessels. Stanford B. Dole was the founder of the Dole Company. The Queen, Liliuokalani, wanted to keep the money made from the Dole Company in Hawaii, and not interact with the United States. The founder of the company, Stanford B. Dole was angered by this and looked to the United States for help. The call was answered by President Cleveland. In 1893 with the help of the United States Marines, pineapple planter Stanford B. Dole removed Queen Liliuokalani from power, and in 1898 Hawaii was annexed to the United States. …show more content…
As the United States continued to expand further, so did the markets, therefore the United States needed a strong security to protect them. A Naval Advisory Board was developed to redesign the Navy’s budget, allowing the United States to provide increased protection for their new markets. The new naval budget entailed new construction for an array of war supplies such as: gunboats, battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats. Creating this new and improved navy allowed the United States to effectively fight their enemies at