Of wealth behind it- the representative of the largest liberty, Of unequaled energy, with the majesty of numbers and the might Its history- the final competition of the races. Then will the world enter upon a new stage in The lands of the earth are limited, and soon Training the Anglo-Saxon race for an hour sure to come in the It seems to me that God, with infinite wisdom and skill, is This idea sounds alot like Manifestĭestiny because it is the same idea! In the following passage The leading nation in the world (arguable at the time!) it was ourĭestiny to acquire new lands. With other nations to dominate the world and acquire the limited Minister Strong argued that America was in a race One of the leading proponents of imperialism was the Minister Not only our responsibility and duty but it was also a mandate by States Has Fought For " aptly describes the goals of Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden" Take up the white man's burden, And reap his old reward- The blame of those ye better The hate of those ye guard- The cry of those ye humor Ah, slowly toward the light: "Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian (heathen) night? Take up the white man's burden- Send forth the best ye breed- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives need To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild- You new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. This was known as the White Mans Burden and wasīased upon the ideas of social Darwinism. Superior races to uplift, civilize and Christianize native AmericansĪnd Europeans both claimed that it was their responsibility as
Upon intervention and acquisition, not isolation and neutrality. (Last lesson) American policy was now going to based The "great white fleet" that had been requested by Captain Alfred In order to protect those investments America built Increased business overseas it became necessary to protect those Claiming Emerging business demanded it.Take actions that would lead to expansion and imperialism. Americanīusinessmen and newspapers began to urge the American government to World as a means to support that growing industry.
As production increased American business began to look out at the