Imperialism is a policy where stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories. This was something other nations were doing long before the USA began.

During the first 1/2 of the 19th century manifest destiny was important to the United States. How did that set the stage for AMerican imperialism and the

• desire for military strength
• thirst for new markets and
• belief in cultural superiority?

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