What does imperialism do?

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Imperialism in the United States of America let that wounderful country to have part in

affairs in other coutries. When the countries around this wouderful country realized what a world power, they tured to it for help. There was not one cause for this imperialism to start in the United States in the late 1800s. The humanitarian reason was that many people such as doctors and missionaries believed they should spread law medicine, and Christianity to other countries.

As the industry grew, people found a need for more natural resources such as rubber and

petroleum. They also needed more markets to gain more money.

The rise in nationalism was also a big factor because the people of the United States

beleived theat they were superior to other countries and it was their duty to spread their

beautiful ways.

Military factors were also a big factor.The advances in technology, especialy in military

thechnology, made the United States need more military bases around the world to things such

as refueling and protecting their nation and its people.

An example of imperialism is when the secretary of State (Seward) bought Alaska from

Russia in 1867. The United States were convinced that Alaska had many natural resources that

could be useful to them. Another expample is when America interfered with a Cuban rebellion

against Spain. Cubans demanded help from American. When President McKinley requested from

spain that these problems be solved with peaceful solution, Spain refused to give Cuba its

independence.

The United States intervened with other countries' affairs for the common benefit of

everyone. This wounderful country helped the weeker ones from the univentable European

powers that have always roamed to disterb peaceful relations.