AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Monroe Doctrine required such action
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expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable
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population pressures within the United States had become more severe
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cold-war rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union has heightened
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both a desire for new markets for its industrial products and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of Americans motivated the United States’ imperial mission.
Detailed explanation-2: -The appeal of profits to be earned from the China trade served as the initial impetus to motivate U.S. citizens and officials to enter into the Pacific region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the late 1800’s, economic, political, and religious motives prompted these nations to expand their influence over other regions, each with a goal to increase their power across the globe. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s created a need for natural resources to fuel newly invented machinery and transportation.