U.S. Expansion Abroad, 1865-1900

Why expansion?

• Josiah Strong:• Albert Beveridge:• Anti-Imperialism:

Domestic Factors

IdeologyEnd of the Frontier: Implications of F.J. TurnerLinks to Industrialism

Systemic Factors

• The New Imperialism• Rise of Germany and Japan

BismarckMeiji

• The Plight of China• The Decline of Spain• Lack of Available Land

Where and When

• Caribbean Basin, Trans-Isthmian Canal, Stepping Stones to China

• 1898

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