answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

It was called Manifest Destiny.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Which idea became a justification for westward expansion?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Military History

Which Radical Republican proposal for Reconstruction was defeated by its opponents?

The idea of abolishing slavery. This was not a popular idea during Reconstruction in the south, but it became part of the process.


How was the Marshall plan the first great success of George F. Kennan's idea of containment?

the marshall plan built good will toward the united states that helped contain the expansion of communism


Countries had empires meant that it became World War 1?

The question is incomplete. You need to supply a clearer idea of what you are trying to ask


What does containment policy mean?

President Truman believed the US needed more than a "get tough on the Russians" policy following the war. Russia's history was one of expansion as much as possible and the Soviet Union was following that same idea. Because of the desire of the Soviets to expand westward, and the fact that Stalin had a pathological mistrust of the US, it would be impossible to come to a peaceful settlement with the Soviets. Thus, the policy of containment, developed by George F. Kennan of the State Department, was adopted by the Truman administration. The policy would allow communism where it already existed, but would use all force necessary to prevent any further expansion. In other words, communism would be "contained" where it presently existed. A foreign policy that attempted to prevent the spread of communism


What was the rationale of the postwar policy of containment in World War and show how it applied in the Truman Doctrine the Marshall Plan and NATO?

President Truman believed the US needed more than a "get tough on the Russians" policy following the war. Russia's history was one of expansion as much as possible and the Soviet Union was following that same idea. Because of the desire of the Soviets to expand westward, and the fact that Stalin had a pathological mistrust of the US, it would be impossible to come to a peaceful settlement with the Soviets. Thus, the policy of containment, developed by George F. Kennan of the State Department, was adopted by the Truman administration. The policy would allow communism where it already existed, but would use all force necessary to prevent any further expansion. In other words, communism would be "contained" where it presently existed.

Related questions

What i learned in the westward expansion?

This question can't be answered. We have no idea what you learned.


What general idea led to the US westward expansion?

Manifest Destiny


What general idea led to the United States Westward expansion?

Manifest Destiny


What were the factors that influenced westward expansion?

Manifest Destiny which was an idea brought up during the time that God wanted them to expand westward


What term was often used by American expansionalists to justify u.s westward expansion?

Manifest Destiny, Indian Removal Acts, and the Homestead Act were all ideas and policies that justified westward expansion.


What problems continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion?

.....................................................................................................................................................................................................


What did America lost from the westward expansion?

We lost respect. The idea of manifest destiny was good for the country, but the war with Mexico caused much bloodshed.


What was zooming in the westward expansion time?

That word was not used in the 1800s, and people did not zoom anywhere. Things were pretty slow, and what you ask is a modern idea.


Which president campaigned on the idea of manifest destiny and pushed for westward expansion of the US?

i think it was Martin Van Buren but i would make sure with someone who really knows about the US expansion i hope i helped


During the 1840s Americans use the idea manifest destiny to justify?

Support westward expansion to the Pacific.


How do you think people of other nations viewed the idea of manifest destiny?

That it could be a selfish and self centered way to think and a justification for expansion.


Which ideas contributed most directly to American territorial expansion westward?

The purchase of Louisiana from France apex -Manifest Destiny // Gold! 1849. Gold rush in california