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Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The imperialistic lifestyle greatly appeals to the US, but why? The government wants to expand to other territories around the world. Many of the worlds great powers such as Russia and China hold territories that the US wants. The U.S. recently bought Alaska from Russia in order to make trade and travel to Asia easier. They bought it for $7.2 million ($4.74/km2). Not only is competition for land a factor but military strength is also a major reason why the U.S. is imperialistic. The U.S. is looking to become the most feared naval force on the seas. In order to do that …show more content…
There were many reasons that the US went to war with Spain.One reason was how Cuba wanted to break away from Spain's rule. They turned to the US for help and the led to us fighting Spain in order to help Cuba break free from their rule. Under the Monroe Doctrine the US wanted to help stop the expansion of European super powers. Another one was, the sinking of the USS Maine. The USS Maine was and American naval ship that was sunk after an internal failure in the ship. American journalists blamed the sinking of the ship on the Spanish causing many US citizens to want to go to war with the Spanish. The US had the idea of becoming the worlds most powerful navy in mind when they were looking to capture Cuba. They wanted Cuba for resources but mostly to build ports to further their naval strength. Yellow Journalism is one of the biggest reasons the US went to war with Spain. The exaggeration of the sinking of the USS Maine is an example of yellow journalism. The definition for yellow journalism is journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. This was a major reason for the
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Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The imperialistic lifestyle greatly appeals to the US, but why? The government wants to expand to other territories around the world. Many of the worlds great powers such as Russia and China hold territories that the US wants. The U.S. recently bought Alaska from Russia in order to make trade and travel to Asia easier. They bought it for $7.2 million ($4.74/km2). Not only is competition for land a factor but military strength is also a major reason why the U.S. is imperialistic. The U.S. is looking to become the most feared naval force on the seas. In order to do that …show more content…
There were many reasons that the US went to war with Spain.One reason was how Cuba wanted to break away from Spain's rule. They turned to the US for help and the led to us fighting Spain in order to help Cuba break free from their rule. Under the Monroe Doctrine the US wanted to help stop the expansion of European super powers. Another one was, the sinking of the USS Maine. The USS Maine was and American naval ship that was sunk after an internal failure in the ship. American journalists blamed the sinking of the ship on the Spanish causing many US citizens to want to go to war with the Spanish. The US had the idea of becoming the worlds most powerful navy in mind when they were looking to capture Cuba. They wanted Cuba for resources but mostly to build ports to further their naval strength. Yellow Journalism is one of the biggest reasons the US went to war with Spain. The exaggeration of the sinking of the USS Maine is an example of yellow journalism. The definition for yellow journalism is journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. This was a major reason for the