Imperialism
Imperialism
Since the American Revolution, American Imperialism has been a practice exercised by The United States. America, one of the world’s most powerful countries, has sought to expand, control, and influence nations and people that are not strong enough to retaliate successfully. Once America set its sights on what it wanted to govern, own, seize, or destroy, it was usually victorious. Devine Manifestation was the belief that God sent them fourth to possess the land for expansion and growth; as with the first settlers that came to America decided to make America their own. They fought with the indigenous people, took their land by killing them, or made them slaves. Acts of greed and selfishness led to America’s first taste of imperialism. During the 19th Century, America embraced the foreign policy “The Monroe Doctrine.” This doctrine kept countries such as the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Caribbean under U.S protection. The Monroe Doctrine allowing the counties to self-govern but gave America the opportunity to influence and expand its ideas, concepts, and values throughout the land. America still perpetuated the act of imperialism in the Caribbean, Asia, and Latin America by influencing the land with its commerce, products, religion, free enterprise, and democracy. America felt the need to exert its influences beyond its borders and harbored dreams of a global empire. Its rationale included military, economic, and religious arguments. Some of the major events of this time included a rebuilding of the navy, the acquisition of Midway and Alaska, the Spanish-American War, and annexation of the Philippines. Imperialism happened all over the globe, but I’m going to focus on Americas. Imperialism was not a huge thought on Americans minds until after the civil war where they got busy expanding internally.(Academic American, 2010) One of the first things America did at the civil war was the purchase of Alaska. America was always driven by the idea of
Since the American Revolution, American Imperialism has been a practice exercised by The United States. America, one of the world’s most powerful countries, has sought to expand, control, and influence nations and people that are not strong enough to retaliate successfully. Once America set its sights on what it wanted to govern, own, seize, or destroy, it was usually victorious. Devine Manifestation was the belief that God sent them fourth to possess the land for expansion and growth; as with the first settlers that came to America decided to make America their own. They fought with the indigenous people, took their land by killing them, or made them slaves. Acts of greed and selfishness led to America’s first taste of imperialism. During the 19th Century, America embraced the foreign policy “The Monroe Doctrine.” This doctrine kept countries such as the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Caribbean under U.S protection. The Monroe Doctrine allowing the counties to self-govern but gave America the opportunity to influence and expand its ideas, concepts, and values throughout the land. America still perpetuated the act of imperialism in the Caribbean, Asia, and Latin America by influencing the land with its commerce, products, religion, free enterprise, and democracy. America felt the need to exert its influences beyond its borders and harbored dreams of a global empire. Its rationale included military, economic, and religious arguments. Some of the major events of this time included a rebuilding of the navy, the acquisition of Midway and Alaska, the Spanish-American War, and annexation of the Philippines. Imperialism happened all over the globe, but I’m going to focus on Americas. Imperialism was not a huge thought on Americans minds until after the civil war where they got busy expanding internally.(Academic American, 2010) One of the first things America did at the civil war was the purchase of Alaska. America was always driven by the idea of
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