7 sentences with 'annexation'
Example sentences and phrases with the word annexation and other words derived from it.
• « Another boost to Putin's popularity came from Russia's invasion of the tiny republic of Georgia in 2008 and, especially, its invasion and subsequent annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. While the latter provoked Western sanctions and protests, it succeeded in propping up Putin's power in Russia itself. »
• « In the first half of the 19th century, the quest for control of the West led to the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War. »
• « In September 1836, military hero Sam Houston was elected president of Texas and, following the relentless logic of American expansion, Texans voted for annexation to the United States. »
• « The annexation of Oregon was an important foreign policy objective for the United States because it appeared to be an area rich in trade possibilities. »
• « Southern expansionists had led the drive to add more territory to the United States. They applauded the Louisiana Purchase and fervently supported Indian removal, the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War. »
• « Inspired by the annexation of Texas, pro-slavery expansionists hoped to repeat that feat by incorporating Cuba and other territories into the United States, thus expanding the American empire of slavery. »
• « Many of those urging its annexation believed that Cuba should become part of the United States to prevent it from going the way of Haiti, with black slaves overthrowing their masters and creating another black republic, a prospect that horrified many in the United States. »