American Imperialism

The United States started out as an isolationist nation.

Historically, imperialism was achieved by powerful countries physically taking over or controlling a less powerful country through economic, political, and military efforts.

Great Britain, France, Russia, and Spain

<p>A modernized navy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic influence, military intervention and intimidation, cultural and religious influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The American sugarcane growers were frustrated with the 1890 McKinley Tariff, which increased tariffs on imported goods by nearly 50%.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He did not support the methods by which the United States was attempting to acquire Hawaii.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He saw Hawaii as a strategic location to expand American influence into Asian markets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By 1900.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social Darwinism was a philosophy that advocated that like animals, some people were meant to survive, adapt, and become dominant. It was used to justify racism and imperialism by suggesting that certain races were superior and therefore had the right to dominate and exploit others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the United States' right to possess the lands between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The United States looked to expand beyond the mainland because it had already acquired the mainland territory by 1865 and wanted to continue expanding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Cold War was a period of political and economic rivalry between the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. The United States, in its efforts to counter the Soviet Union's influence, sought to influence developing countries to become democracies, leading to its imperialistic actions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The United States broke away from Great Britain through the American Revolution and became an independent nation in 1776.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the first imperialistic practices experienced by the United States were concerning the Native Americans, particularly the displacement and forced relocation of native tribes.</p> Signup and view all the answers