In United States: Expansionism and political crisis at midcentury. Throughout the 19th century, eastern settlers kept spilling over into the Mississippi valley and beyond, pushing the frontier farther westward. The Louisiana Purchase territory offered ample room to pioneers and those who came after. American wanderlust, however, was not… Read ...

2009年12月15日 · The westward expansion of the United States is one of the defining themes of 19th-century American history, but it is not just the story of Jefferson’s expanding “empire of liberty.”

American artists explored this new territory and chronicled the settlement of the frontier: landscapes extolling the nation's geographic wonders from Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon drove and documented westward expansion.

American expansion refers to the 19th-century ideology and practice of territorial growth in the United States, driven by a belief in Manifest Destiny—the idea that Americans were destined to spread across the continent.

4 天之前 · Manifest Destiny, in U.S. history, the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond. Before the American Civil War (1861–65), the idea of Manifest Destiny was used to validate continental acquisitions in the Oregon Country, Texas, New Mexico, and California.

American expansionism refers to the policy and practice of territorial or economic expansion by the United States, particularly during the 19th century. This ideology was driven by a belief in Manifest Destiny, the idea that Americans were destined to expand across the continent.

Welcome to the exploration of how the United States transformed into a global empire through overseas expansion. In this essay, we will delve into the key factors and events that shaped the nation’s journey towards becoming a dominant force on the world stage.

By the end of World War I, America could boast a global empire. American Samoa and Hawaii were added in the 1890s by force. The Spanish-American War brought Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines under the American flag. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine declared the entire western hemisphere an American sphere of influence ...

2018年12月15日 · American Expansionism, which would eventually be labeled Manifest Destiny by the 1840s, was a mindset that many Americans had after the American Revolution.

U.S. expansionism fundamentally altered economic and political dynamics in Latin America by increasing American influence over trade, investment, and governance. Through practices such as dollar diplomacy and military interventions, the U.S. sought to secure its interests in key markets and resources, which often undermined local autonomy.