From the original chants of "manifest destiny" to the calls for the

annexation of Indian territories our nation has been driven to acquire

land. In this country's youth land was needed for economic expansion.

However, by the end of the 19th century the entire continental United

States was in our possession and the citizenry of this country turned

their eyes out to sea. the United States no longer sought new lands to

farm and work nor did they need new areas for their geological

resources, the motives had changed. the United States was now driven

by the temptations of world power and political one-ups-manship. the

self-absorbed citizenry looked upon their intrusion into foreign areas

as a moral obligation; to spread the words of democracy and Christ

throughout the world. the Spanish - American War in the final years of

the 19th century perfectly demonstrate this "new" Imperialism. In

addition the American intrusion into Chinese affairs during the Boxer

voice in Cuban affairs, and most importantly, status. the political

far east it felt obliged to oversee all that went on in the area. So

the United States was most eager to get into the action. At the time

By the end of the 19th century Spanish forces in Cuba were in

and a chance to spread the dreams of democracy and Christ. Clearly the

the Philippine islands gave the United States clout in the far east

government was not going to sit idly while the other nations of the

United States' involvement in this affair. the Imperialistic McKinley

process the United States acquired the Philippine islands, a strong

tendencies of the United States towards the end of the 19th century.

These two isolated incidents, when analyzed from a historical

political sphere of influence were the driving factors behind the

when Chinese nationalists rebelled against the controlling government,

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