There were many different opportunities that affected freedom and democracy at home an abroad. There were few opportunities that were positively freedom at home and abroad. However, the negative events occurred more often and more greatly affected freedom and democracy at home and abroad. Even though there were more negatives, both negatives and positives helped the country and world later in time.
One of the events that affected freedom at home and abroad was the Spanish-American War. The event that sparked the war was the explosion of the ship U.S.S Maine on February 15, 1898. No one knew what had happened later found to be an accidental explosion. At the time though, the press blamed Spain for the explosion of the Maine and people agreed to go to war with Spain. The war was short, only four months in total. After the U.S. won the war they acquired new overseas territories in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Before the war, President McKinley was not interested in having an overseas territories but after they won the war and received Guam, Puerto Rico and, the Philippines, McKinley started to express interest in imperial expansion. …show more content…
During the last quarter of the 19th century, it came to be known as the Age of Imperialism because so many countries had vast empires and territories all around the world. Most Europe had been imperializing and were major countries around the world but at this time the United States was considered a second-rate power. Countries justified their expansion by saying they were bringing modern civilization to the backwards people of the world. Europeans brought with them ideas like European type of government and Christianity. The United States expanded their control to Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines and by doing this they became more
One of the events that affected freedom at home and abroad was the Spanish-American War. The event that sparked the war was the explosion of the ship U.S.S Maine on February 15, 1898. No one knew what had happened later found to be an accidental explosion. At the time though, the press blamed Spain for the explosion of the Maine and people agreed to go to war with Spain. The war was short, only four months in total. After the U.S. won the war they acquired new overseas territories in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Before the war, President McKinley was not interested in having an overseas territories but after they won the war and received Guam, Puerto Rico and, the Philippines, McKinley started to express interest in imperial expansion. …show more content…
During the last quarter of the 19th century, it came to be known as the Age of Imperialism because so many countries had vast empires and territories all around the world. Most Europe had been imperializing and were major countries around the world but at this time the United States was considered a second-rate power. Countries justified their expansion by saying they were bringing modern civilization to the backwards people of the world. Europeans brought with them ideas like European type of government and Christianity. The United States expanded their control to Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines and by doing this they became more