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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