American Empire

of the British Empire and the American century,” proves to be accurate in many ways, but is fundamentally untrue. Colonization within Asia, Africa, and Latin America allowed the ideologies of the British and American empires to infiltrate the countries. Moreover while many nations have followed the economic and political models set forth by the British and American empires, each nation has a basic history that is characterized and individual to that nation. Due to the advanced technologies in the Britain and America, the two countries were able to reach economic prosperity quicker than other nations. To establish such high economic growth, the British and American people implemented the…

As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the U.S. became a true world power for the first time in history. There were four major reasons for the U.S. to develop an empire in the late 1800's, which were the closing of the American frontier, economics, religious and moral reasons, and geopolitics (Schultz, 2013). The idea behind manifest destiny was that the U.S. was destined by God to control all of the lands between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. After the all of that land was conquered, many…

What is an empire? By definition an empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. So by this definition, could the Native Americans in early seventeenth century Virginia be considered an empire? In describing Powhatan and his people, John Smith writes that the chief inherited some of his territories but the rest were his “several conquests.” Smith, an English settler, referred to Powhatan as an “Emperour” that “ruleth over many Kings or Governours.”…

are still arguments on the origins of the American empire. Many feel that America became an empire after the declaration of independence was signed. Others feel that America became an empire after its efforts to eliminate European colonies that were stationed in America. Little did they know that the American empire would colonize other parts of the world in which it would have exponential amounts of military dominance and economic power (Anne). A very few amount would suggest that America…

Prejudice towards Mexicans by the American Empire and its past war on Mexico. (Blog 1) Becoming a part of humanities core has caused me to reflect on the many interpretations of what an empire is, and how it has a strong impact on modern living. Thus, it has made me connect to modern day America and its conflicts towards my Hispanic culture. This course has so far caused me to acknowledge both the good and bad sides of an empire and how its people and choices can create either a positive…

The three major Native American empires between 500 AD and 1500 AD were the Mayas and Aztecs in Central America and Incas in South America. There were also several smaller Native American tribes in North America that flourished during this time period. These smaller Native American tribes were linked together by culture and economics. This essay will discuss the complexities surrounding these smaller Native American tribes in North America as well as summarize the empires of the Mayas, Aztecs…

In Thomas Hietala’s book, Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire, is an excellently written and researched analysis of the political economy of America in the 1840’s as well as the political and social ramifications of expansion. Though the majority of the book focuses on the annexation of Texas, as well as the Democrats disagreement about what should be done if or when we do expand, particularly in Texas. By providing a revisionist approach to the prior knowledge on the period of…

The American Empire is our newly established colony; the colonists of The American Empire are the last hope for the survival of humanity. Our society is made of 5 key elements: Family, Education, Politics, Economics, and Religion. The family structure in our society allows for colonists to be married to a spouse of her choosing at the age of 18. Our family structure is protective of children because having a child is a privilege, child abuse or mistreating your child can result in loss of…

CHAPTER 22 American Republic Versus Global Empire This chapter highlights the main differences between American republic ideals and global empire which only aims to be imperialist and based on mercantilism system. It starts with deep conversation between Paul and john who acknowledges john that his work is hurting a lot of people and that the Colombians do not want them there. They also discussed about a recent guerrilla attack on a Main project site. She mentioned this to john that working…

Benevolent Empire, Robert Kagan’s main focus is on the necessity of the benevolent hegemony of the United States as it is an empire that protects its allies more than itself. Kagan begins by making a reference to the Lewinsky scandal and how the world reacted to a possibility of having a weakened American president. He then talked about the international concern and fear from American hegemony as well as the supporters of the important American role in preserving a “semblance of global order”.…