To what extent is this statement true...? The primary factor in the U.S adopting a policy of imperialism was economic.

***The U.S imperialism theory was to acquire more land or to extend the authority of their nation. In order to extend authority some economic factors would form such as expansion in the continent, immigration and industry. The economic factors of imperialism were very important as well as the increasing of wages for workers and imperatives. Germany, Japan and Great Britain were advanced at external trade and their competition made it difficult to full the surplus of the U.S manufactures for a profit. The primary factor in the U.S creating imperialism was economic by adopting Social Darwinism, sociopolitical and cultural views and developing a hegemonic relationship with other countries.
***Social Darwinism was many of the sociopolitical, cultural objectives and imperatives that supported the idea of imperialism. Many of these advocates stated that the U.S had supreme authority toward other countries and people that they dominated. Imperialism is a reflection of superiority and with these different views made it so.
***There are numerous of theories to why the U.S adopted imperialism and one leader, John Hobson, demonstrated how his ideas did such thing. He convinced the government to adopt the policy due to overproduction or under consumption. Also V.I Lenin believed that the cause of decreasing of profits in the capitalist class, new markets were meant to be sought out for and inter imperialism rivals were the result. Luxembourg supported the idea that once supply exceeded over demand, new markets must be discovered. who differed from all were Schumpeter who held strong to that the under consumption is what led to imperialism.
***Other ideas that lead economic being the primary factor of imperialism within the U.S were the hegemonic relationships with other countries. The country ,such as Latin America was one of those economic reasons for U.S imperialism. The U.S had political, economic and military control over them. Latin American were in complete subjection to the U.S by having the Platt Amendment. Which stated that U.S could intervene with any affair that went on within their boundaries. The U.S had complete control over Latin American.
***To create global power, the U.S put forward all of their effort toward Spain. The U.S went into war with Spain and won which lead the U.S to obtain internal possession of overseas. The imperialism policy demonstrates why U.S is one of the dominates world powers in today's world. The U.S but forward an idea and succession is what they received.
***The primary factor of the U.S adopting the imperialism policy was due to economic, over production/ under consumption, the decreasingof capitalism and the influence from many scholars. Social Darwinism justified reasons for expansion, hegemonic relationship lead to dominance of other countries, such as Latin American and U.S demands for world power were reasons for adopting the policy of imperialism with economic reasons lying underneath.
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