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<注意>國(guó)家大寫
hints：Cuba;Puerto Rico; Guam;Philippines
After a brief war with Spain in 1898, the U.S. controlled several Spanish colonies, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. Officially, the United States encouraged them to become selfgoverning. In reality, the United States kept control. Idealism in foreign policy co-existed with the desire to prevent European powers from acquiring territories that might enable them to project military power toward the United States. Americans also sought new markets in which they could sell their goods. By the end of the 19th century, the U.S. was beginning to emerge as a growing world power.
與西班牙在1898年的短暫戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后，美國(guó)控制了幾個(gè)西班牙殖民地古巴，波多黎各，關(guān)島和菲律賓。據(jù)官方統(tǒng)計(jì)，美國(guó)鼓勵(lì)他們自我管理。實(shí)際上，美國(guó)保持控制。外國(guó)政策里的理想主義與防止可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致歐洲力量得到領(lǐng)土而向美國(guó)動(dòng)用武裝力量的意愿共存。美國(guó)人也尋求新的市場(chǎng)，他們可以出售自己的商品。到19世紀(jì)末，美國(guó)開始出現(xiàn)越來(lái)越多的世界強(qiáng)國(guó)。