PDF-American Sugar Kingdom: The Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean 1898-1934

The Benefits of Reading Books. 1872-1920. Leadership. American Imperialism. Imperialism: . Economic and political take over of a weaker nation or territory. Why: . To compete with the other major powers of the World (Britain, France, Germany) for land and resources.. Expansionism 1867-1914. Reasons for Expansion. Global Economic Competition. - need for colonies and places for new investment.. Security Needs. - need for Panama Canal, Hawaii, and a Caribbean island.. Section 1: Imperialism and America. Section 2: The Spanish-American-Cuban War. Section 3: Acquiring New Lands. Section 4: America as a World Power. Section 1: Imperialism & America. Objectives. To summarize the causes & effects of European and Asian imperialism. American War. Essential Question: What are the causes. a. nd effects of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars?. Cuba is one of Spain’s last colonies in the western hemisphere . Cubans want independence . And . War With Spain. Following the successful acquisition of . Hawaii, . American imperialists looked to the Caribbean. . As America was expanding, Cuban . revolutionaries, under the leadership of poet Jose Marti, pushed for Cuban independence from Spain.. Causes of the Spanish-American War. How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?. American Business Owners. Urged U.S. intervention to protect American business interests in Cuba. GREEN GROWTH . IN THE CARIBBEAN. CTA Regional Policy Briefing – Building resilience in small island economies : from vulnerabilities to opportunities . 23-24 April 2012, Mauritius. 1. 2. BACKGROUND. List reasons for Imperialism. 1823, Monroe Doctrine. “Our policy in regard to Europe… is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers… But in regard to those continents (of the Western Hemisphere), circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different. It is impossible that the allied (European) powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness.” . Background. Cuba was a Spanish colony. 1895 – Cuban economy collapses, they rebel . Spanish general uses policy of “. reconcentration. ,” puts Cubans into guarded camps. America & Cuba. America had business interests in Cuba. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Department of Social Sciences. Painting by Shari Erickson. National Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2018. National . Caribbean-American Heritage Month is celebrated each June. . Power. Ms. Susan M. Pojer. Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY . Why . did America. join the imperialist. club at the end. of the 19c?. American Foreign Trade:. 1870-1914. 1. Commercial/Business Interests. Chydoridae. . communities . of blanket bog lakes. Tom . J. . Drinan. , . Conor. T. Graham, John O’Halloran and Simon S.C. Harrison. . HYDROFOR Project . Background. Plantation forests cover an estimated 10% of the Irish . . Branded . Sugar- . one of the ways forward. Barbados Yacht Club. Saturday . 07 . February, . 2015. Barbados Society . of . Technologists in Agriculture. . The . West Indies Sugar & Trading Company . Launch of the Caribbean Green Economy Action Learning Group. Nicole Leotaud. Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI). Caribbean Environment Forum 6. St Kitts, May 2012. FOOD. ECONOMIC. CLIMATE.