The United States became somewhat imperialistic to an extent that their only motives were to gain raw materials, military strategic purposes, and to join a greater market sell their manufactured goods. Before the turn of the 20th century the united states were still trying to conquer their own continent. The united states were not thinking about overseas empires. It wasn’t until after the war of 1898 when America gained interest in colonial empires. The outcome of this war lead to the United States possession of its own colonial empire began the idea on imperialism. The united states were somewhat imperialistic because they wanted to gain more raw materials and produce more for the country and its people. Both the country and its people demanded
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The country was growing and its demands had to keep being met to keep up with its growth. The United States to expand out worried to grow as a nation. They never wanted to expand just to have land under them, it wasn’t a game to see who could gain the most land, they had a purpose and they also wanted to better the countries that were under them along with bettering themselves. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine of 1904 states, “It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger… as regards to the other nations of the western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare. All this country desires is to see the neighboring countries Stable, Orderly, and prosperous.” the united states just wanted to better its self along with the other nations around it that were under it, they had no means to be controlling or to take the land for themselves, they wanted to better the western hemisphere. This show that the United States were not imperialistic just because they wanted to expand their territory of have a higher power in the world, but that they wanted to better themselves as a country and better every country annex by them. The United states were somewhat imperialistic because they wanted to gain more raw materials, gain more military strategic power, and also join the open door in Asia and its Markets. The United States was a country on the rises and to do that they knew they had to grow and branch outward to be seen as a great country in the world. This was Americas rise to the top, and this was how The United States was able to become one of the top leading countries of this
The country was growing and its demands had to keep being met to keep up with its growth. The United States to expand out worried to grow as a nation. They never wanted to expand just to have land under them, it wasn’t a game to see who could gain the most land, they had a purpose and they also wanted to better the countries that were under them along with bettering themselves. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine of 1904 states, “It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger… as regards to the other nations of the western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare. All this country desires is to see the neighboring countries Stable, Orderly, and prosperous.” the united states just wanted to better its self along with the other nations around it that were under it, they had no means to be controlling or to take the land for themselves, they wanted to better the western hemisphere. This show that the United States were not imperialistic just because they wanted to expand their territory of have a higher power in the world, but that they wanted to better themselves as a country and better every country annex by them. The United states were somewhat imperialistic because they wanted to gain more raw materials, gain more military strategic power, and also join the open door in Asia and its Markets. The United States was a country on the rises and to do that they knew they had to grow and branch outward to be seen as a great country in the world. This was Americas rise to the top, and this was how The United States was able to become one of the top leading countries of this