Nineteenth century and early twentieth century United States expansionism was in many ways a continuation of past expansionism. Greed for land, power, and money motivated the expansions of the US. Whenever the US annexed, acquired, bought, or simply took more land, it benefited them greatly. The rewards being, more farming land, more power,and sometimes gold and riches. However, the actions US took to attain the land theythought they so desperately needed, were barbaric and …showed first 75 words of 479 total…

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