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The Treaty of Paris in 1898 ended the War based on Spain leaving Cuba, the United States buying the Philippines for $20 million dollars, and the United States also acquiring Guam and Puerto Rico.

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~~We also became more active in Central America, and built the magnificent Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.~~

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Debate: '''Was our imperialism driven by business interests, such as sugar in Cuba and Philippines? Many critics said so, calling our foreign policy "dollar diplomacy."'''

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Was our imperialism driven by business interests, such as sugar in Cuba and Philippines? Many critics said so, calling our foreign policy ~~“dollar~~ diplomacy.”

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