Essays on Expansionists

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The American Imperialism Imperialism is a concept which in principle is contradictory to those values on the basis of which America was born – liberty and equality. But America did engage in the process of imperialism, albeit for reasons drastically different from the European countries. By the 1890s, the American army had a considerable amount of experience in overseas expeditions, with minor outings such as in Angola during the year 1960 and Hawaii in 1893, but this military strength was not converted into any significant territorial acquisition. The mass productions of industries, thanks to the industrial revolution and the under consumption ...

Many historians argue that the manifest destiny was a concept that was coined in the late 19th century in the United States. The concept of the manifest destiny was based on the idea that America was an exceptional territory that was composed of unique people in comparison to other parts and peoples of the world. According the architect of this term, the American people had a divine responsibility to expand their territory and change both the structure and the governance of the conquered territories. Many scholars have also referred to this attitude as the west-ward expansion (Garfield 47). The expansionists ...

1. King Louis Xiv rule in France is often considered as the epitome of absolutism. He modernized France and was dubbed the “sun king” by his subjects. Kangxi brought long-term stability in the Chinese empire and ruled for historical 73 years expanding the kingdom. Peter the great is also a famous expansionist and famous modernizer of the Russian Kingdom. Aurangzeb is remembered for his ability to control almost one third of the world’s population. All these leaders were draconian and expansionists. While Kangxi, Peter, and Aurangzeb were expansionists, Louis XIV was less of an expansionist (Lewis, 2008). 2. ...