4.2 The Spanish-American War and American Expansionism Q

The 1898 Spanish-American War led to world power status for the United States.

The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade.

The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in Europe.

The 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States.

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They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.

They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.

They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.

They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era

Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War

Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I

Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points