Alpine Club Imperialism

Today we live in a society where it is acceptable for a white and black family to be neighbors, even close friends. This situation has not always been the case. During the 1950’s, the time that the Younger family was living in Chicago, whites and blacks were living completely separate lives and a majority of the blacks were living in poverty. Although there are significant improvements we have made, there are still things that remain the same. Many African Americans in Chicago today are still living in poverty, just like they were over 50 years ago. Two important changes have occurred during these years. Our race relations between whites and blacks have improved tremendously. Today it is completely acceptable for two different colored families to be living next door to each other. The second significant change is not as positive. The homicide rates per 100,000 people have gone up by almost 10 times the amount it was in the 50’s. Many sociologist believe that the cycle of multigenerational poverty causes violence in the mostly black communities, therefore raising the homicide rates. Even though as a city we have improved our race relations there are still problems such as the rising homicide rates and percent of people living in poverty.

Imperialism influenced the Europeans in many ways, for example they advanced in technology, they took over African colonies and their imports and exports. Europeans traded for slaves, gold, and ivory along the west coast of Africa. In the 1800’s it all changed when the European explorers advanced their way to the interiors of central and western Africa resulting to be under full attack as the European nations fought with one another for control. The Europeans expanded for power and resources such as rubber, slaves, ivory, and any goods Africa held. Technology and imperialism took a big part in Africa.

The United States did not want to be apart of any foreign affairs. The proclamation of Neutrality and the Monroe Doctrine was a way to make sure the United Stated did not intervene in foreign affairs. President Thomas Jefferson thought that the only way to increase land and resources was to expand westward. They thought westward expansion was like childbirth; the idea was exciting but when it come across to giving birth it messed everything up in the body. Imperialism is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, and/or military control over weaker territories. And it all started when Britain started expanding to other countries. When other countries like the US saw britain expanding to Africa, everyone wanted Africa

Imperialism from 1800 to 1914 significantly changed African society. Social Darwinism and the disregard for basic human rights influenced this change. Karl Pearson advocated for the global recognition and application of European customs, promoting Social Darwinism and the idea of perfecting "inferior races" by more advanced civilizations. Social Darwinist beliefs spread quickly, boosting the foreigners' status in Africa. Document six shows African resistance to this unjust system, such as gatherings like the All-African People's Conference in Ghana.

In an attempt to increase trade and prove itself as an economic and military superpower, the US began to expand overseas and increase its military size; the US believed in International Darwinism and saw these actions as an expansion of Manifest Destiny which led to imperialism. People like William H. Seward pushed to annex Midway Island and purchased Alaska to expand the size of the US. However, imperialism became a controversial debate among the American people throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Expansionists and Jingoists like Theodore Roosevelt wanted to protect and gain control of other nations including Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam, whereas anti-imperialists such as William Jennings Bryan, Mark Twain, and

What were some of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and military factors that explained the sudden increase in the pace and importance of European imperialism in the late 19c? The essential impetus was the Industrial Revolution which led to a search for (and control of) sources of raw materials and captive markets to sell manufactured goods, and become a world power with the most colonies and most money.

The second Industrial Revolution was a time of economic prosperity. This success made many think America should spread overseas. Foreign policy was a debated topic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Many Americans, including William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, should spread its influence overseas to places like the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, but many others, including Mark Twain and William J. Bryan, felt that imperialism was not what the country needed and was against its values. Those in favor of overseas involvement thought America should civilize others, while those against thought America should spend its time and focus on domestic issues.

The Spanish war gave the United States an empire. At the end of the Spanish war the United States took Spanish colonies such as Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and many other islands. The creation of the American Empire leads to the end of the Spanish Empire. The United States wanted to build up the countries so that markets would open up and purchase American goods and to improve the American economy.

Imperialism is when a larger, more powerful nation takes control of smaller, weaker nations. The American idea is for freedom. As a nation the United States promotes the freedom of itself and other countries. America once fought for the freedom from a larger, more powerful nation, so why would the government want to go back on what this country was started on, which was freedom.

The age of imperialism was a time when various European countries and Japan sought to conquer the world with justification of civilizing the locals that were considered by them to be inferior. For the United States, it had been in a state of isolationism as Americans launched their own campaign of imperialism, also known as Manifest Destiny, against the Native Americans. However, by the turn of the 19th century, Americans became increasingly interested in world affairs and wanted some of the territories in the Pacific for resources. Thus, this sparked an intense argument among the Americans of whether a democratic republic should be able to acquire colonies like other superpowers. Josiah Strong once said, “The time is coming when the pressure of population on the means of subsistence will be felt here as it is now felt in Europe and Asia.

Professor Walter Nugent, of “California and New Mexico, 1846-1848: Southward Aggression II,” argues that the Mexican War was indeed an exercise of American imperialism. Throughout his presidency, James K. Polk made a promise to the American people to honor Manifest Destiny, expanding the territory of the United States to the Pacific Ocean. Polk was blinded by his tunnel vision, and was more than willing to pay the cost of thousands of Mexican lives (over twice as many as Americans) in pursuit of his goal. The Mexican government was weak, so, Polk took advantage by sending representatives to monitor, what he considered, the borders between their nations. Polk was aware that this would manipulate the Mexican government to strike, spilling ‘American blood on American soil’. This action resulted in support from Congress to declare war; although, many voted in favor out of fear of being considered unpatriotic. Alternatively, many voted in favor of war in order to expand the amount of representatives opposed to slavery. Polk was not considered a strong nor wise ruler, Isaiah Berlin contends that Polk was “a hedgehog, not a fox,” he explains, “Jefferson, FDR, and Bill Clinton were foxes. Jackson, Polk, and George W. Bush were hedgehogs. Whereas a fox has many ideas… hedgehogs, like Polk, have one.” For those reasons, the Mexican war was an unjust war, and a result of American imperialism.

First of all, history is survival of the fittest. Basically history of mankind is of stronger people subduing weaker people.  We must annex territory otherwise it is in jeopardy of Spanish colonial rule. If we do not annex foreign land someone else will. Cuba is our neighbor.  It is a stone’s throw away from the State of Florida.  Is it right to ignore the plight of the people of Cuba?  They have been fighting for their freedom and independence almost continuously since 1878.  The Spanish Empire has committed many unspeakable acts on this island since the fighting began.  The Spanish Empire is mistreating our neighbors in Cuba.  It is well within our Monroe Doctrine tradition to ask that Spain give up the control of Cuba

The treaty that came from the Spanish-American War gave Puerto Rico and Guam with American and allowed America to purchase the Philippines. While the Spanish-American Treaty brought division within America, the Anti-imperialist argued against annexation of the Philippines and declared it unconstitutional and the Imperialist or expansionist was in favor of the treaty supporting America’s growth and power. Both imperialist and anti-imperialist did not want the Philippines to become a “non-white” state to enter the union. The Supreme Court made decisions also known as the “Insular Cases”, which gave the Philippines an “unincorporated territory” of the United States. By winning the hearts and minds of the Filipino people (Burns) America had the

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The neoliberal policies, which South Africa has implemented after the end of the Apartheid era, has lead to increased inequality, both on the national as well as the global level. This has led many to argue that South Africa today faces a new kind of imperialism, one that is not so much based on political subordination but rather on a new type of economic subordination through a so-called "empire of capital". This idea, among others, falls under the broader theory of "economic imperialism".