Summary: How Imperialism Affected The Samoan Islands

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How Imperialism Affected The Samoan Islands
The Samoan Islands are a chain of island located six thousand plus miles of the west coast of North America. They are close to Australian continent, which they are only off the northern coast of Australia. It’s surprising to think that would imperialise a chain of islands so far away from the mainland of america, but in turn we have less distance to travel to trade with asian countries.
Imperialism is when a governmental force extends its power to foreign lands They control the foreign land to governmental policies, also by force and militaristic power. The American nation became an imperialist power after the Spanish American War. Once the war ended america had access to multiple islands Samoa was