CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Revolution, White Supremacy, Preemptive War
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Imperialism defined: political and economic domination of weaker states (countries) by stronger states. : u. s. and latin america become independent could form united front, but based on. Imminent threat. pre-emptive war 1846: chomsky calls these reasons to go to war necessary illusions. , manifest destiny. Race/religion/empire: u. s. view summed up in a headline we take nothing by conquest, thank god. Seems like a normal business transaction; u. s. paid million for of mexico. Mexico pays, but based on violence: war bloody on both sides, but u. s. is the aggressor, commits atrocities and it mistreats its own soldiers. We didn"t cross the border; the border crossed us : mexicans living in u. s. a. declared citizens and classified as white in california, but provisions not fully enforced. Treated as 2nd class citizens internally colonized people: u. s. empire pushes south walker (filibuster: not the type in our senate, declared himself president) into nicaragua; u. s. into cuba (platt agreement including.
