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Discuss the nature of American overseas expansion in Asia and explain the consequences.

  • UPSC 2014
  • Imperialism and Colonialism

American expansion into Asia at the turn of the twentieth century married the continental logic of Manifest Destiny to a new, outward-facing imperial ambition once the frontier itself had closed.

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  • The Strategic and Ideological Roots of Expansion
  • The Spanish-American War and the Philippines
  • Guam and the Broader Pacific Footprint
  • The Open Door Policy and Informal Empire in China
  • Governance and the Colonial Dilemma
  • Consequences

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