Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge promoted "large policy."
pg. 606 "The American People Creating A Nation & A Society" Volume Two Since 1865
American Exceptionalism, Anglo-Saxon Superiority, Social Darwinism; Not Populism.
A burgeoning economy in need of larger markets and more resources. This was fueled by "yellow press" and concept of American Exceptionalism.
In 1890 to 1920 the development of the passage of child labor laws by individual states was passed. During the period known as the Progressive Era (1890s to about 1920s) the U.S. government became increasingly activist in both domestic and foreign policy.
The government policy during the 1920's was the white Australia policy. The policy of excluding all non-European people from the Australian continent, was the official policy of all governments and all mainstream political parties in Australia from the 1890s to the 1950s, and elements of the policy survived until the 1970s.Website found from: http: www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/White_Australia_policy
The US was never completely isolated from the rest of the world. Trade made the US an active member of world affairs. It was during the period of the 1890s that the US foreign policy became influenced by imperialism. During that decade, the US became the most important industrial power in the world. That meant we had to find markets and areas to obtain raw materials. Business was also looking at other areas in the world as potential customers for our products. The US military, especially the Navy, was growing and expanding in other areas of the world where we had not had the ability to go in force before. The war with Spain and the presidency of T. Roosevelt also made the US a major economic, military, and imperialistic power.
Queen Victoria 1837-1901
No, it happened in 1846.
the United States expanded its influence into Asia
the United States expanded its influence into Asia
The united states expanded its influence into Asia.
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The Cuban and Philippine Revolutions in the 1890s gave the United States the ability to find a local population that was willing and able to assist in overthrowing the Spanish. This allowed the United States to later quasi-annex the territory.