Selflessness In America

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” (US 1776). These were the exact words taken from the Declaration of Independence. It guaranteed equality but the United States had not yet lived up to those promises during the early 1900s. Over the course of time, the U.S. had grown in many aspects and succeeded in the eyes of its people, but to others they did everything but that. Many believed that their actions were unjustified and insensitive. For instance, in the war between Spain and Cuba, America did not intervene for the sake of helping Cuba, but to ensure that Cuba will be theirs for the taking. That shed some light on America's true colors. Many factors led up to America's rise as a global superpower such as imperialism and nationalism. Further, the U.S. was emergence as a global superpower due to the nations self interest and inequality; however some speculate that the U.S. became prominent as a result of selflessness. The most important of these factors is America's self interest. Furthermore, America has always…show more content…
helped many countries including China and Cuba, it is actually false because the U.S. caused nothing but pain to these countries by seeking power and taking over. The philippines is a great example of the misfortune that the U.S. brought upon these countries. The U.S. colonized the philippines and started a war that lasted three years. To top that all off, over 200,000 filipino civilians blood was shed during those three years of war. It makes you wonder why someone would do this. The answer is simple, “Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so” ( The Philippine-American War). So again America did not care for anyone but
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