why did the U.S have an overseas expansion?

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why did the U.S have an overseas expansion?

2007-06-06 06:00:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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In some ways it rather stumbled into it due to the war with Spain. More fundamentally, the United States economy was immensely strong as the US, along with Germany, led the Second Industrial Revolution. The United States acquired a place in the world commensurate with its economic strength during an era of imperialism.

2007-06-06 06:06:03 · answer #1 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The need for cheap resources and captive markets.

2007-06-06 06:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋