Analyze The Causes Of American Imperialism From 1865 To 1910

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From 1865 to 1910, numerous significant causes influenced the United States' growing presence on the global scene. After the civil war, the US shifted towards outward expansion. Additionally, growing industrialization will cause a dramatic change in the American economy, and their need for trade. Most important in life, the belief of manifest destiny had a large impact on America's ideology of expansion. Although American Imperialism began as a quest to explore new lands and economic prospects but evolved into a pursuit of dominating other nations, justified by notions of racial superiority. However, some began to oppose the idea of American imperialism as it showed Americans as greedy and uncaring. A predominant cause behind imperialism was
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