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.
Tiara Williams January 3, 2013 Period 7 American imperialism in the late 1800’s was a break in American foreign policy. America has always wanted to expand the country. In the 1800’s, many people thought that America should join countries such as England and set up colonies overseas. Imperialism is when a bigger, stronger country wants to control other smaller and weaker territories. At that time, imperialism was a trend around the world.
As a result, the United States had acquired Puerto Rico and Guam as territories. This fueled the sentiment that the United States was now a global power and had unprecedented backing for expansion. America was now ready to continue its "manifest destiny". After careful consideration of the benefits and consequences, I do believe that the United States expansionism was worth the effort. The United States was now somewhat of an empire, albeit, not as great as the powers of Europe.
In the process, they could hold back a number of potential rebellions and create a consensus of popular support for the rule of a new, privileged leadership.When we look at the American Revolution this way, it was a work of genius, and the Founding Fathers deserve the awed tribute they have received over the centuries. They created the most effective system of national control devised in modern times, and showed future generations of leaders the advantages of combining paternalism with command. 2. According to Zinn, how did the creation of the United States benefit the upper class? They created a world where a few families owned most of the wealth.
America Wins Their Independence England may have had an alarming amount of tangible and intimidating advantages, but in the end it was America’s intangible advantages that carried the colonists to their victory of the American Revolution. Looking at England’s advantages on paper; a superior Navy and a mass amount of experienced and well trained solders, it seems impossible for them to lose. However, America held the advantages of foreign allies and officers, the fact that they were fighting for their homeland and their undying persistence. It was, consequently, these advantages that won them the war. During wars, armies use the opposing sides’ disadvantages to work in their favor.
Page1 Justin Canada Professor Shain US History 1 Essay #4 12/19/12 Expansion The need and want for land has always been a priority for people ever since the beginning of time. It showed power, wealth, and also stability something that we all hold as a necessity in our lives. The decision to expand westward was meant to make us stronger as a whole, and in fact that’s exactly what it did. Our economy and overall power benefitted greatly from the expansion of America, even though later inner conflicts such as Texas revolution, Mexican American war and the civil war did have a negative impact on our country. Manifest Destiny is a term referring to the United States, it basically meant that the United States not only could,
Name : Thu Nguyen Title : The New Western History The Western frontier is arguably one of the most significant advances in American History that has lead to different interpretations by American Historians from different contemporary time periods. The work of Frederick Jackson Turner, “The Significance of the Frontier on American History”, describes the advancement of the west as a glorious and triumphant event. Alternatively, Patricia Limerick’s “The Legacy of Conquest” puts Western American History on the contrary side of the spectrum. Frederick Jackson Turner, considered to be the old western historian, lived in the mist of the late 19th century and early 20th century. According to Turner, the frontier had been the most important factor in shaping America and its character.
Expansionism at the Turn of the Century Throughout its history, the United States has marked its progression through expansion; expansion of territory, expansion of ideas, and expansion of technology. At the turn of the century, the country had finished its westward expansion and was unsure of its future. How would the country continue to progress? Were all the “free” lands of the world finally claimed? The forever-expanding borders of the country had come to an abrupt halt, and the United States was not prepared for the feeling of stagnation.
The Positive Effects of Westward Expansion There were many changes in the United States during Westward Expansion. Though many changes were negative, the positive things outweighed the bad things. Without Westward Expansion the US would never be the strong, independent nation it is now and we gained almost one third of the land that we own now. Also, another positive effect on the United States was the California Gold Rush, which brought diversity to our country and created jobs. After all of the bad things that our country went through, we came out as a stronger nation.
Daima Soé Rosado December 18, 2012 Period: 6 Imperialism: The powerful looking for the weak. Many countries and islands would not be what they are now without imperialism. Imperialism is when a strong country takes over a country that is not strong enough to defend itself. Imperialism was very important and helped countries such as Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Imperialism was used back in 1850-1914 by the Spaniards to become more powerful than they were.