Imperialism
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US History [1]
Imperialism 1890-1901 Origins: Political Peer Pressure ??European nations were all engaging in acquiring spheres of influence Economic ? 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolution ??over surplus of goods [Political or Military] Captain Alfred Mahan (supports imperialism and a strong navy) ???Good for the US to expand overseas, however you have the obligation to protect those countries?? something like that XD Josiah Strong?s book Our Country ? Its possible future and its present crises, talked about Anglo-Saxon superiority and the need to spread our religion and other values to the backwards people? Cases: Alaska (1867) ??sec. of state William Seward wants to buy Alaska?[economic motive] for the US (heard there was oil) Spanish American War 1898 ? [economic motive]