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The US needed to expand in the late 1800s due to population explosion and the wish for economic expansion in trade with other nations. During this time, Americans came to believe in manifest destiny, that the country was meant to expand from coast to coast. Later, Imperialism became a leading thought in that Americans wanted to influence other countries, and with its powerful resources, it could. The Navy was quickly built up to be the fifth largest in the world at that time.

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