The United States then purchased Alaska and imperialized other Pacific islands such as the islands of Samoa and Atlantic island such as Guam. In my opinion American imperialism was proper but not legitimate. In order for the United States to grow as an empire it must secure points of interest such as Atlantic and Pacific Islands, for naval bases and market enterprises. The tactics in which were used towards the citizens of those islands were not legitimate. The United States forcefully omitted their foreign rights and enforced American values upon the islanders.
However, this was not the case. Many Immigrants were flocking to America to escape from poverty, persecution and revolutions in their home countries. This created a lot of hostility as Americans feared that immigrants coming into the United States would have an effect on american society, socially, religiously, economically and politically. Historians have argued over what was the main cause was for growing hostility. Contributing factors are; the changing nature of immigration and entrenched WASP racism, pre-existing legislation before 1920s, WWI and isolationism, economic fears, social and religious fears, and political fears.
The Chickasaw tribe reluctantly agreed to this treaty under pressure from the United States, which left them little to no choice because of its mass power. In return for agreeing to this treaty, the federal government offered to provide the Chickasaw tribe with suitable Western land and would protect them until they moved to it. As a result of this treaty, the Chickasaw lost their ability to determine their own areas of settlement. This ‘negotiation’ demonstrates Jackson’s majority rule instead of looking out for the rights of all people, including minority groups that Jackson often showed a disinterest in helping. After this, Jackson believed, because the powers of the Mohigan, the Narragansett, and the Delaware tribes were growing over the power of the Choctaw, the Cherokee, and the Creek, that the weaker tribes should be moved to a different land to be protected.
Tokelauan Culture is Alive and Well To understand the diminishing language and culture of the Tokelau people Diasporas, one must understand the history of this island group. Over 3,000 miles south of Hawaii lay the island group of Tokelau. It consists of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaoka. According to Historian Betty Ickes, Tokelau traditionally included the Swains Islands or Olohega before becoming a territory of American Samoa in 1925 (Ickes 3). In the mid 1860s, along with other islands around the Pacific, the people of Tokelau were stolen from their islands to become labor workers in Peru and at the same time, missionaries from the Protestant and Catholic churches arrived to spread their beliefs (Glenn 9).
This leads me to wonder why the U.S. decided to intervene in the Spanish War. I may never know the real reason but I would like to know. Ries and Weber stated; “The year 1898 was a landmark in the transition of the United States from a republic to an imperial power.” They no longer felt the need to acknowledge economic as being the motive for interest it is now talk of Democracy. Americans are still declaring they have values and standards and are the model for the rest of the world. How true that is yet to be seen as far as I am concerned.
As a result of the internal discord and economic downturn of the 1920s, militaristic elements set Japan on a path of expansionism. As the Japanese home islands lacked natural resources needed for growth, Japan planned to establish hegemony in Asia and become self-sufficient by acquiring territories with abundant natural resources. Japan's expansionist
It has been happening since the first settlers came, and it happened time and time again until the whites on the Indian’s land occupied the east coast. There were numerous treaties signed by whites and Indians but were almost always encroached upon by the white settlers and their obsession of owning all the land. In the period between 1789 and 1830, there were political constitutional and practical concerns that were formed on America’s national Indian policies. These concerns were only considered by the settlers a problem in the later part of this period and were just minute complications in the
It was not until almost 25 years after the war started that the U. S. Government passed legislation addressing the problem of what to do with the mass of fatherless children. This was done through the Amerasian Homecoming Act (AHA), which passed in 1988. The AHA allowed Amerasians and their immediate family to become American citizens and not just refugees (Phan). It also helped them with financial aid and housing. Altogether about 25,000 Amerasians and 52,000 of their immediate relatives migrated into America (Grabmeier).
Travis Garrett November 11, 2009 Being an American The civic value that I think that is the most important is our freedom of speech. The United States Constitution includes our freedom of speech in the Bill of Rights as part of the first amendment. Although there is freedom of speech there are some exceptions such as the regulation of commercial speech such as advertising. And things such as property rights for authors and inventors. Hate speech is not protected by freedom of speech.
Even today, there are many countries that do not have the basic right or privilege of freedom of speech. The term “Free Speech” means that all speech is allowed, but that is not true because there are some exceptions. The forms of speech which are not protected is speech that is derogatory, and speech that displays a clear and present danger, but other forms are “free”. For example, we are free to walk anywhere and announce anything we want, whether it be against the government or otherwise. Many Americans forget about what is most important about the first amendment: the protection of the right to announce a opinion without being prosecuted by law.