The Expansion

19th century expansionism was basically 'Manifest Destiny', a rush to the Pacific. Early in our history we decided that God meant for us to occupy the full width of the continent, even if we had to steal some parts from Mexico and Spain, and buy a big chunk from France who never owned it in the first place. To our generation the Monroe Doctrine meant that the Soviet Union couldn't colonize Cuba or influence politics in Central America, but originally it meant 'stay out of our way westward!'

But the Spanish American War marked the US's emergence as a world power. We started by putting down an insurrection in the Philippines--in fact the S/A War lasted only about three months; the rest of the time was the Philippine Insurrection. Between the S/A War and WWII we intervened in nearly every country in Central America.

After WWII we overthrew a legitimately elected government in Iran. Basically we've had our fingers in every pie since then. We have invaded/bombed/blockaded maybe 50 or 60 times since WWII.

4 years agoTo what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure?

someone help, like i know how to answer it but i don't get this promt directly...

someone please simplify this prompt into something more understandable...19th century expansionism was basically 'Manifest Destiny', a rush to the Pacific. Early in our history we decided that God meant for us to occupy the full width of the continent, even if we had to steal some parts from Mexico and Spain, and buy a big chunk from France who never owned it in the first place. To our generation the Monroe Doctrine meant that the Soviet Union couldn't colonize Cuba or influence politics in Central America, but originally it meant 'stay out of our way westward!'

But the Spanish American War marked the US's emergence as a world power. We started by putting down an insurrection in the Philippines--in fact the S/A War lasted only about three months; the rest of the time was the Philippine Insurrection. Between the S/A War and WWII we intervened in nearly every country in Central America.

After WWII we overthrew a legitimately elected government in Iran. Basically we've had our fingers in every pie since then. We have invaded/bombed/blockaded maybe 50 or 60 times since WWII.

thank you so much

4 years ago