United States Economic Analysis

Since George Washington’s presidency, the United Stated has declared itself an “isolationist” nation, in which they avoided any sort of foreign affairs with other countries. But can America ever be an isolationist country with the many conflicts with its long time rivals in Europe? Before America had authority in the world, stronger nations such as Great Britain, France, and other European powers had already established and expanded their powers abroad. It was not until the late 1800’s and early 1900’s that the U.S. started to gain in strength. This was the period that in American history which they tremendously expanded their influence to other, smaller, parts in the Western Hemisphere. But America was already an imperialist power beforehand, just not internationally, as evident in the Manifest Destiny where America was “chosen” to expand westward. The Spanish-American war proved to be one of the early examples of American involvement in international affairs, which they partook in the liberation of the Caribbean, Philippines, and Guam. Also their involvement with China and the succeeded lands from Spain also sparked relations with the world in which regulations were enacted, such as the open door policy in China, which made it more accessible to trade and keep European powers in check. The U.S. involvements in WWI also enhanced its involvement in international affairs and would lead America to further develop.

The U.S had remained mainly isolated, focusing on internal conflicts, but this soon changed when its focus shifting toward European nations. Other nations such as Russia, Great Britain, Germany, and France had already been imperializing, which influenced the U.S. to do exactly the same. If we did not imperialize, that meant we would become weaker and fall behind as a world power.. We

Neutrality and isolationism were essential after achieving our independence. George Washington issued his Proclamation of Neutrality in May 1793. George Washington proclamation stemmed from the fact that our country was to young and military to week, to get involved in any sort of engagement. The ended of the 19th century showed the quick industrialization of the United States both economically and militarily. With revolution stirring up in Cuba Theodore Roosevelt built up our navy and was key in the victory over Spain. With a booming economy and a strong army and navy the U.S. was beginning to make its mark as a world power. However, even after the Spanish American War 1898 the United States still remained isolationist but did trade with European nations as well as Latin America.

the same time of its emergence as a world power, the United States began to slip

America has always been a leader in many areas. For one, they created the transistor, which allowed people to listen to live broadcasts of current news and events. It was also in the US that modern robotics was first introduced, as well as the exploration of space. All of which have been brought to other countries through imperialism. As a result, other nations were able to develop faster than what they would have been able to do without the US’ help. It helped

At the turn of the 20th century, America was just beginning to arrive at a stage of development that her European counterparts had done so decade's prior, Imperialism. To this point, the identity of the United States up until the late 1800's was that of westward expansion and manifest destiny. The spirit of discovery fueled the advancement of the railroad and steamboat industries, while settlers from around the world poured into the states, spurred by her massive industrial growth. However, as all good things do, the allure of conquering the ended with the complete settlement of the country. Now, without any territory to conquer within her borders, the dawn of Imperialism had come. Beginning with the conquering of Hawai'i, and followed by the taking of Cuba, the U.S. began to seize territories around her as a means of expansion. In 1898, America participated in her first international conflict since the war of 1812

Through imperialism the U.S annexed and involved themselves in many countries. A few countries they were involved in include Panama, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and China. These countries allowed the U.S to improve trade, military, and spread our

The United States began getting more deeply involved in world affairs in the second half of the 20th century moving forward. The United States is called by some the "World Police."

After the Civil War, the US was strong as it reunited the states into one nation. Everything was at peace with European policies and foreign relations, so the United States was able to remain fairly isolated for around 30 years after the Civil War. In 19 the US would become involved in the liberation of Cuba from Spain's control. After that their actions of helping with liberations quickly expanded to include Puerto Rico, the Philippines and parts of Guam because Spain gave them to the US after losing Cuba. This marked the US’s first steps into becoming a World

Today, the United States (U.S.) is one of the largest world powers on the globe. A world power can be defined as a “country that has significant influence in international affairs.” However, the U.S. has not always been one of the world powers. Between the years 1876 and 1919, the United States slowly evolved into the country we all know and love today due to the reasons of interest in foreign affairs, the Panama Canal, the nation’s geography, and industry.

has with the rest of the world: eager to be a beacon of liberty, self-appointed guardian of democracy and crusader for the common good; however, the United States is also determined to remain free from the power politics of the world. The United States a young nation filled with the optimism of youth untarnished by necessities of power politics. The United States of America has a unique history born in an age of exploration and expanding borders. Founded on a new world without the entrenched hostilities of the European powers. The United States was allowed to increase its borders peacefully with the Louisiana Purchase, as well as by military force. Despite conflict with the Native Americans tribes the United States’ expansion has been uncontested. The United States’ unfettered growth was declaimed to be Manifest Destiny by the leaders of the ever expanding nation. Even as they same men denounced the wars of the Europeans for the same reasons expansion and resources. “It continued to castigate what went on across the oceans as reprehensible result of balance-of-power politics while treating its own expansion across North America as ‘manifest destiny.’” (Kissinger 1994, 34) Divorced from Great Britain, the fledgling nation was alone. For nearly hundred years the United States remained neutral in the struggles of the European powers. Freed from the conflicts of the world the United States developed an

America justified its rise as a world power from the late 19th century to the early 20th century as necessary to

By 1890, the united states had by a far the world’s most productive economy. America becoming the world power because united state had done a lot positive things.Without the negative and the positive that the united state have done, we wouldn’t be like how we are today. The united state have succeeded a lot but the untied state made some mistake in their journey. Some positive things the united state have done is WW1, Philippine american war, and the Spanish american war.

During the late nineteenth century, the United States and the countries set out to foreign lands to rapidly expand their territory. This time period was also known as the Age of Imperialism. Imperialism is a term describing a nation’s act of colonizing foreign land primarily for economic, political and military purposes. Territorial expansion played an important role in American history. In this case, it helped the United States to define its national identity and provides economic opportunities to be taken advantage of. Other countries, such as Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, had already expanded since the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The United States needed to look for more opportunities to fuel its rapid growing economy

America has been viewed in a wide variety of ways on the global stage. From the Progressive Era to containment, the view of the United States as a world power has changed dramatically. The country went through a large process of adopting an isolationist policy during the Progressive Era. This isolationist view was also present pre and post-World War I. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America took a bold stance and using its industrial power pushed itself to the top of the world superpowers with its peak being the first country to develop a nuclear bomb. The United States went from being a country focused primarily on the home front to a country that would take the spotlight at the top of the