From 1877 to 1918 several events took place in America. These episodes changed not only the American culture but also the human history. Shortly after the Glided Age ended, surges the Imperialism in which motived by racial superiority The United States of America used military force to acquire territory beyond North America to expand his territory and economic power. The biggest achievement of the nation came later with the political reforms advocated by the Progressives. These reforms created a more transparent and reachable political process.
After the Civil War, America decided to focus on solving domestic problems, such as national politics and industrial development. However, this position of isolationism ended in the late nineteenth century; When American political and business leaders saw the necessity of expanding by acquiring territories beyond its borders labeled as “colonies.”; this greedy ambition of expansionism had diverse motives. …show more content…
Second, racial superiority became a justification for imperialism. Many Americans supported the idea of the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and agreed with the Social Darwinism philosophy about which William Graham sociologist at Yale University discoursed, “It is the man of the highest training and not the man of the heaviest fist who gain the highest nature’s reward. It is impossible that the man with capital and the man without capital should be equal.”(The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays, para 2).Finally, American Imperialism was also motived by the desire to convert people from other cultures to Christianity. During the period from 1867 to 1913 America acquired territories around the work such as Alaska, Hawaii, Wake Island, Philippines, Puerto Rico and The
After the Civil War, America decided to focus on solving domestic problems, such as national politics and industrial development. However, this position of isolationism ended in the late nineteenth century; When American political and business leaders saw the necessity of expanding by acquiring territories beyond its borders labeled as “colonies.”; this greedy ambition of expansionism had diverse motives. …show more content…
Second, racial superiority became a justification for imperialism. Many Americans supported the idea of the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and agreed with the Social Darwinism philosophy about which William Graham sociologist at Yale University discoursed, “It is the man of the highest training and not the man of the heaviest fist who gain the highest nature’s reward. It is impossible that the man with capital and the man without capital should be equal.”(The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays, para 2).Finally, American Imperialism was also motived by the desire to convert people from other cultures to Christianity. During the period from 1867 to 1913 America acquired territories around the work such as Alaska, Hawaii, Wake Island, Philippines, Puerto Rico and The