They lost the battle, and Britain’s rule over India strengthened. India’s physical effort to keep out Europeans did not succeed. However, Japan did not use physical methods to resist western control. Japan took pride in their unique culture and did not want any foreign influence in their society’s development. Eventually Western styles spread to Japan, but they did not adapt fully or completely change their culture.
America was always known as a rather isolated nation, but commercial interests in Latin America and East Asia, along with fulfilling “God’s will” of Americanizing the world to create peace and a better world, altered the United States’ foreign policy. These changes had an impact on society to where Americans discriminated against the waves of Japanese immigrants enough that the Gentlemen’s Agreement was implemented to reduce immigration to the U.S. and reduce discrimination against the Japanese-Americans. Also, the increased involvement in the world established the United States as a world power which gave society a reason to have high hopes for the future and attempt to make the world a better and more peaceful place. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. United States and the World, Week 2 [ 2 ].
American Imperialism Imperialism is the advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas. This is how America came to be the most powerful nation, by eliminating racial discrimination. In the late Nineteenth Century, interests, ideology, and strategic interests encouraged American imperialism. Economic interests in other countries are what helped America improve their economic status. Making more trading routes around the world will increase trade with other countries.
John Hobson, an English economist, saw imperialism as inevitable, for powers of production outpace consumption resulting in more profit for the mother country (doc 2). The United States was involved in imperialism due to the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, which made the western hemisphere an American protectorate and their victory in the Spanish-American War making them a Pacific power. Both Europe and America believed imperialism could bring them economic power and capacity. Imperialism was not strictly confined to economics; it also included the political aims of unique states. John Hobson deemed demand for foreign markets for manufacturers and investments was responsible for the adoption of Imperialism as a political policy (doc 2).
Pros of Western Imperialism are Most of the profits went back to industrialized nations. It allowed them to spread Christianity, and allowed new products like coffee from South America. The artistic view as well comes into play as many of the arts influenced western sculptors and painters. Modern banking systems were a stem from imperialism. Stabilized traditional countries by uniting rival people.
Therefore in my opinion Japan has the best chance. 2. Based on your information about comparative and absolute advantage, explain which country the United States would benefit from trading with the most and why. I think that Japan benefits the United States from trading because Japan has a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, while Haiti is still trying to get back on their feet from the earthquake, at this moment I don’t think they can benefit the United States in any way. 3.
FDR took a different approach with Japan, he viewed the German threat more prevalent than the Japanese. He strategy was to strangle the island into submission through an economic war. Japan was completely dependent on imports and raw materials from other countries, mainly the US to keep the production of wartime materials. In 1938, Roosevelt issued an embargo against Japan, restricting the trade of steel and oil in hopes to bring Japanese expansion to a halt. With only a six month supply of oil in reserve Japan was forced to make a quick decision that would have an enormous impact on world events.
The attack didn’t make sense to Americans because they knew that Japan believed that the U.S. was stronger, but to the Japanese, Adkison 5 the Pearl Harbor attack probably seemed like their best option at the time. Not only would the attack diminish the American defenses on the West Coast, but it would force the U.S. into a twofront war, one in the Pacific and the other in Europe. Logically, a nation whose military is split between two fronts would be weaker than if its military only needed to worry about fighting on one front. Maybe Japan thought that between its alliance within the Axis powers and the U.S. fighting on two fronts, there was a distinct chance at victory and moving up in the world as a powerful nation. A surprise attack on the fleet could weaken Americans and give the Japanese the power that they craved.
Note: (Dalton I only did controversy between japan and America) Richard chear Controversy of ww2 The Pearl Harbor wasn’t supported by Japan officials No. The higher Navy officials in Japan were against it. The Fleet commander, Yamamoto, threatened to resign unless given permission to launch that strike, and the Navy staff reluctantly permitted it. Yamamoto thought it would cost Japan some carriers, and further must have known that it would be sheer luck to catch American carriers, since these were seldom in port for long. There was no reason to believe that a war would open with such a strike.
American foreign policy 1890-1912 a revision overview The USA was far from a world power before the 1890s. Its foreign policy stance was essentially defensive, seeking to keep the new world of the Americas free of wars and diplomatic tangles. Most Americans were hostile to the idea of Imperialism and wished to steer clear of international alliances. But, the events of the 1890s pushed the USA into rapid naval expansion, a war against Spain and the annexation of territories in the Pacific Ocean. The defensive/isolationist argument: * The Monroe Doctrine (1823) set out traditional American foreign policy.