Expansion of America Name Institutional affiliation Expansion of America The twentieth century has been regarded as the period of the expansion and self-realization of the American people. It is during this time that America was able to expand its territory and became actively involved in matters concerning world peace. According to Emily Rosenberg, it was the period between 1890 and 1912 that expansion became a prominent feature in the lives of Americans. Researchers argue that the expansion was a result of Americans favoring territorial colonialism while others claim that there was a need to expand private economic and cultural ties. Some conclude that it was because the nation was superior and there was an intense need to spread its products and messages around the world. Alfred Mahan claims that the invention of the Navy played a significant role in the expansion of territory. He argues that national prosperity and power greatly relied on the control of the sea (Alfred T. Mahan, 1890). In this regard, America began changing their wooden
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