SSUSH14 Remediation

The acquisition of Alaska from Russia

The Spanish-American War

The building of the Panama Canal

The annexation of Hawaii

To protect national interests through naval capacity

To avoid involvement in foreign affairs

To focus on domestic development

To promote peace worldwide

Spain

Russia

Great Britain

France

Spain granted Cuba independence

The United States gained control of Puerto Rico

The Philippines gained independence

Guam became a protectorate of France

The United States granting independence to Cuba after the Spanish-American War

The United States engaging in trade agreements with European nations

The United States acquiring territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

The United States promoting isolationism and avoiding foreign entanglements

To facilitate faster movement of U.S naval assets between oceans

To promote tourism in Central America

To connect North and South America

To increase sea trade with Asia

1914

1903

1898

1946