The Age of American Imperialism During the 1890s the United States saw potential in the distant lands of the Western Hemisphere they saw an enormous possibility for trade and new markets. The United States foreign policy during the 1890s focused their ideas by expanding toward the Western Hemisphere and their goal was to remove Great Britain as the dominant power, and in turn become the leading power. The US also saw that European countries were expanding and having colonies in Asia and Africa, so Americans realized that the American economy depended greatly on trade and the creation of new markets, which lead the US to expand toward the Western Hemisphere. According to Faragher, an important man by the name of Alfred Thayer Mahan, became
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While the US was at war with Spain, the US had sent troops to occupy the Philippines, because the US wanted the island. The United States showed themselves a greater power over the Spanish and the United states demolished a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and ended the battle with the Spanish. The Filipino revels wanted to create their own nation and welcomed the US, until they realized that they were not leaving any day soon so they attacked the US. The US took command of the Philippine colony and invested on the sugar plantations (Misalucha). The main goal of the United States was to gain territories in the Western Hemisphere, and got hold of Cuba and the Philippines taking it away from the Spanish. An organized group that supported American economic expansion, but wanted free trade rather than political domination were the Anti-Imperialist League. Others such as military leaders welcomed the new era of imperialism they felt that it was a good technique because it was a market for goods, the US would be a leading power, and the US would gain excellent naval bases. Some leading arguments against expansion were humanitarian concerns, because Samuel Gompers stated that the US had no sympathy for the conquered people. During the 1890s the US had a busy time trying to gain many
While the US was at war with Spain, the US had sent troops to occupy the Philippines, because the US wanted the island. The United States showed themselves a greater power over the Spanish and the United states demolished a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and ended the battle with the Spanish. The Filipino revels wanted to create their own nation and welcomed the US, until they realized that they were not leaving any day soon so they attacked the US. The US took command of the Philippine colony and invested on the sugar plantations (Misalucha). The main goal of the United States was to gain territories in the Western Hemisphere, and got hold of Cuba and the Philippines taking it away from the Spanish. An organized group that supported American economic expansion, but wanted free trade rather than political domination were the Anti-Imperialist League. Others such as military leaders welcomed the new era of imperialism they felt that it was a good technique because it was a market for goods, the US would be a leading power, and the US would gain excellent naval bases. Some leading arguments against expansion were humanitarian concerns, because Samuel Gompers stated that the US had no sympathy for the conquered people. During the 1890s the US had a busy time trying to gain many