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Sugar planters, supported by U.S. marines, overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, and the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898. | True |
Theodore Roosevelt commanded an all-volunteer U.S. cavalry unit, known as the Rough Riders, that fought in the Spanish- American War. | True |
Although the United States bought raw materials from Latin America in the 1800s, Latin America | Bought most of its manufactured goods from Europe. |
At the Pan-American conference, Secretary of State James G. Blaine wanted to create a customs union with low tariffs, in the hope it would | Turn the Latin Americans away from European products. |
Formed as a result of the Pan-American conference of 1889, the Commerical Bureau of the American Republics is known today as the | Organization of American States |
In the late 1800s, many European nations were looking overseas for places to sell their goods because | Tariffs had reduce trade among industrialized nations. |
As the United States industrialized, many Americans concluded that the nation needed new overseas markets to | Keep its economy strong. |
The United States became an imperial power as a result of | The Spansh-American war |
Today, the Philippines are an | Independent country |