Alaska was purchased in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. There was some unrest between Great Britain and the U.S. over this because Great Britain thought the U.S. was then going to try to conquer Canada.
Hawaii was obtained by the U.S. in 1898 originally for the resource of sugar cane.
The Spanish American War was fought between Spain and the U.S. over the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine which probably was not Spain's doing anyway. Both sides were painted by each other as horrible imperialist countries.
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