The Spanish American War, and the results of it, led to the downfall of the Spanish empire and allowed for the emergence of the new American empire. ... The large public support and interest in the acquired territories helped with the transition of America becoming an empire. ... During the war the United States used diplomacy and military to bring about the fall of the Spanish empire. ... With Spain weakened the United States was able to dominate the negotiations at Paris and gain many remnants of the Spanish empire in our own hemisphere and in the Pacific. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ten years before the bombing of Pearl Harbor,the Japanese, longed for a empire and in September 1931, began scouting and scheming to take over countries in Asia. ... America wanted Japan to stop attempting to take over China and Indonesia,because the US did not want them to expand their empire. ...

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These colonies were set up based off of the English model of governance and each one was considered part of the British Empire. ... This gave them a mutual hatred for the government that ruled them and allowed for the downfall of American being considered a British colony. ...

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