Essay over American Imperialism and Ww1
First Essay Assignment
The United States owes most its success to imperialism. Imperialism is the action of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. One of the main causes of American Imperialism was that many Americans believed that the U.S as a country had to expand their power.
One of the most historical wars of the 1890’s was the Spanish-American war. The victory was quite easy since Spain was kind of a weaker country. The winning result was the ownership that the United States took of Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. After this the United States still wanted to get better access to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean for our Navy.
With an increase in the population, wealth, and industrial production, the U.S rapidly needed more resources. Many Americans feared that their resources would run out and that the U.S. should be prepared to look somewhere else if resources became too low. The U.S. had finally became a leading economic power in the world. Therefore the U.S. was easily able to take part in foreign expansion in overseas territory. A lot of farmers and manufacturers were looking to expand into foreign markets after America’s new found success. The “Open Door” policy was then created in about 1899 with China so the U.S. could have a chance to start new markets. The concept being that all nations would have equal commercial and industrial trade rights in China, but with none of them would be allowed control of that country. Because of the aggression that the United States took in gaining power over foreign territory and foreign markets, it lead to America being a leading world power. Along with the plus of having one of the strongest militaries and political control AND influence over most nations.
Imperialism was a good thing for America and America was successful at it. But unfortunately some countries could just not handle the pressure from other countries and from the voices of their own
The United States owes most its success to imperialism. Imperialism is the action of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. One of the main causes of American Imperialism was that many Americans believed that the U.S as a country had to expand their power.
One of the most historical wars of the 1890’s was the Spanish-American war. The victory was quite easy since Spain was kind of a weaker country. The winning result was the ownership that the United States took of Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. After this the United States still wanted to get better access to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean for our Navy.
With an increase in the population, wealth, and industrial production, the U.S rapidly needed more resources. Many Americans feared that their resources would run out and that the U.S. should be prepared to look somewhere else if resources became too low. The U.S. had finally became a leading economic power in the world. Therefore the U.S. was easily able to take part in foreign expansion in overseas territory. A lot of farmers and manufacturers were looking to expand into foreign markets after America’s new found success. The “Open Door” policy was then created in about 1899 with China so the U.S. could have a chance to start new markets. The concept being that all nations would have equal commercial and industrial trade rights in China, but with none of them would be allowed control of that country. Because of the aggression that the United States took in gaining power over foreign territory and foreign markets, it lead to America being a leading world power. Along with the plus of having one of the strongest militaries and political control AND influence over most nations.
Imperialism was a good thing for America and America was successful at it. But unfortunately some countries could just not handle the pressure from other countries and from the voices of their own