Imperialistic Vision of America: the Introduction to the History

America first started reaching out to other parts of the planet in 1890 and 1915 when gaining national security and growing economically were the most important advances America sought. Becoming a nationally secure country required America to build bigger navies and bases to create more sea power against the other nations. Being financially stable would greatly enhance America’s industrial advancements by trading and gaining raw materials. Another reason for America branching out from its borders was nationalism, Americans believed that their way of doing things and democracy was the best way to run a country and they wanted to spread their views to the rest of the world. The most important reason for expanding America’s reach was money because with money a government can not survive and was most likely the only real reason to “work” with other countries. In vision of America essay the role of imperialism in the development of America is analysed. 

For just about a century, China had numerous battles with its administration, the Qing Line, and the economy was slight. With its withering force, China was constrained into numerous settlements and understandings that had next to zero advantage for them with shifting outside forces. By the start of the twentieth century, France, England, Germany, Japan, and Russia had all guaranteed authoritative reaches inside China where they controlled rights from financial rights to political rights. America was keen on the plausibility of blasting trade with China. On the off chance that America offered a shirt to each resident in China, its manufacturing plants would remain running 'for eternity.' Americans were commonly thoughtful to China as they were being constrained by Europeans. McKinley and John Roughage expected this would prompt America being constrained out of the exchange with China and a Majestic scramble for the domain that would disturb power balance. America couldn't ensure China with its military, so it decided to propose an understanding called the 'Open Door Arrangement' that made all countries occupying land in China following three standards: No force would meddle with the exchanging privileges of different countries inside its range of authority. Chinese tax power obligations ought to be gathered by Chinese authorities. No force should require prejudicial harbor contribution or railroad charges against different powers inside ranges of prominence. Fighters began a resistance to attempt to reclaim China, however, the European and American powers halted them. A few hundred dead. America ensured China didn't separate into provinces and secured them against the Europeans by including another strategy. “ America also expanded its economic interest in an Open Door into a declared political-strategic interest in the territorial integrity of China; but over the ensuing decades, the United States did not develop credible means to defend its expanded commitments in China” The open door approach isn't preferred by all Chinese yet is still endured. “The enormous Chinese market that would supposedly fuel American prosperity proved to be a myth. Trade remained small.”

After America had dealt with the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, the U.S. government “needed an easy and reliable route for moving naval vessels from one coast to the other... or so President Theodore Roosevelt was fervently convinced. And out of this vision of America as a two-ocean power.” The arrangement was the Panama Waterway, which when the new century rolled over was possessed by Colombia. Initially, the U.S. offered somewhere over $109 million to Colombia before bringing it down to $40 million, which was at last dismissed by the Colombian Senate, infuriating the U.S. government. Roughly 9 months after the dismissal, a revolt comprising of 450 Colombian men; the U.S. government utilized their military powers so as to forestall this uprising and prevent Colombia from 'keeping up its own regional uprightness.' After Panama's freedom was proclaimed just a day after the start of the revolt, Panama consented to give the U.S. a 10-mile wide trench zone, which the U.S. government paid $10 million and $250 million on yearly. The Panama canal did have negative effects on America’s overall wealth but it allowed for an increase in efficiency with time and money on coal and gas allowing for the US to save money and make more trips to the opposite coast.

Although most American imperialism happening because of economics national security was also a very large reason for imperialization. In 1868 Cuba was Spain’s only remaining colony in Latin America. Cubans staged two rebellions against the Spanish armies, the first rebellion lasted 10 years and ended with many dead Cubans, and with Spain’s promise to let the Cubans rule over themselves. But Spain failed to keep their promise, and many Cubans lives had been lost in vain. The second revolution happened when Jose Mati went to the US to find help for his country. As well as Gomez who was the Guerrilla (Cuban nationalist) leader who caused mass destruction “By burning fields, destroying sugar mills, and other private properties.” on Cuba in the hopes of making the country so poor that Spain would see no point in remaining in control. Soon after, Spain tried to reason with Gomez, but Gomez remembered what had happened the last time Spain made a promise during the first rebellion and refused to stop his attacks. Leading to the arrival of General Wyler (El Carnicero) who was given a group of 200,000 Spanish soldiers to command. They placed the people of Cuba in reconcentrados (Internment Camps) telling them that it was to keep them safe from the Guerrilla. The US came to Cuba’s rescue promising that once the war was over America would not assume control over Cuba. The reason that the US chose to interfere with Cuba’s situation was for national security reasons because Cuba was so close to Florida/United States and had access to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico it would give them a great deal of support in some of America’s naval blind spots. With Spain’s presence about 90 miles from America’s borders, they were a great threat because of the number of soldiers they had stationed. Cuba could also be the first line of defense if colonies in South America or Africa were to attack America.

To end up with, imperialism was a positive change for America and lead to many wars but brought new ties between countries and impacted America’s economy in a very good way.