HIST 2057 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Joseph Pulitzer, American Imperialism, Tammany Hall
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The american empire, part i (1865-1917: the american continent. Through the 19th century the country was expanding westward, until 1890 when the frontier was gone. Some people wanted control over the north american continent. A lot of world powers still owned territories on the n. a continent. Under him, the us bought alaska from russia, in 1867. Not only did the us gain a lot of land, but it got russia out. The press thought this was a ridiculous purchase, and labeled it as seward"s. He thought no matter what it was a good buy because it got russia out. Most believed that the us should be the dominant country in north america. So the us tried to help mexico and canada to get rid of the foreign powers there. They didn"t really want to take over other countries, but extend our economy. The us was actually the late one to tap the chinese market.
