By the front of the twentieth century, America had finally transformed into one of the world’s greatest powers for the first time in its history. Rearing the Spanish War of 1898, America’s military strength reached all over the world from right under its nose in Latin America all the way to China. As America surely became a force to be recon with, questions such as: would these military adjustments fit into the plans of the Constitution of 1787, began to knock at the door of the U.S. political system. Because it became certain that America needed its powers to protect itself during its overseas involvement, but that the Constitution’s guidelines were needed to protect the country from communism and other “social disorders,” Captain Alfred Mahan
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Seward soon parted ways with the views of those of the Whig-new republican party who believed that America should center its foreign policy around the idea of overseas trade instead of furthering America’s expansion. Seward so strongly supported the idea of foreign policy being focused on land expansion that a friend assured him the doctrine of “Old Monroe” would be replaced with “the Seward Doctrine.” While Seward longed to see America occupy many lands such as Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Alaska and many more, he was only able to see two of those visions become a reality. In 1867, America was able to purchase Alaska from Russia for $72 million, as well as occupy the Midway Islands in the Pacific.
Most of America was opposed to expansion mainly because many were reluctant to accepting others with differing cultures, languages and religions. However, while older people believed that ruling a nation without their consent went against republican principles, many of the younger citizens thought that the United States possessed the duty to uplift struggling societies. Because of the European’s urge to seemingly acquire an empire, America had consequently changed their views on expansion by the mid-1890s. America had also taken into account that the world’s nations were now in a fight for
Seward soon parted ways with the views of those of the Whig-new republican party who believed that America should center its foreign policy around the idea of overseas trade instead of furthering America’s expansion. Seward so strongly supported the idea of foreign policy being focused on land expansion that a friend assured him the doctrine of “Old Monroe” would be replaced with “the Seward Doctrine.” While Seward longed to see America occupy many lands such as Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Alaska and many more, he was only able to see two of those visions become a reality. In 1867, America was able to purchase Alaska from Russia for $72 million, as well as occupy the Midway Islands in the Pacific.
Most of America was opposed to expansion mainly because many were reluctant to accepting others with differing cultures, languages and religions. However, while older people believed that ruling a nation without their consent went against republican principles, many of the younger citizens thought that the United States possessed the duty to uplift struggling societies. Because of the European’s urge to seemingly acquire an empire, America had consequently changed their views on expansion by the mid-1890s. America had also taken into account that the world’s nations were now in a fight for