A prime example of racism influencing imperialistic views is in the case of the Spanish-American War in 1898. America entered a war under the guise of good intentions of ridding a people of oppression from an occupying force. ... A third example of the racism and imperialism connection lies in the Mexican-American War. ... Mexico reacted by attacking Americans within their territory. ... The forceful taking of the Mexican territories was therefore considered warranted. ...

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Between 1518 and 1521 Hernando Cortez lead an expedition of approximately 600 men to the new world in what is now Mexico. ... When war did break loose, Cortez was forced to flee. ... Although the initial fighting with the Native Americans was not caused by their greed for gold, Cortez set out for Mexico from Cuba purely in search of famous riches. ...

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The same went for the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes who in 1519 went to Mexico in search of nothing but gold. ... The Spanish did set up colonies in Florida and New Mexico, but the colonies had no immigration, little trade, and little farming therefore they could not flourish; as in the case of the English. ... However The French and Indian War made the French give Canada over to England. The wars along with not enough immigration from France were the primary factors in why the French did not dominate America. ... The French did not create a big enough population to dominate N...

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Spain In short time, Spanish Conquistadors had overwhelmed both the powerful Aztec and Incan Empires that had controled today's Mexico and Peru. ... This system was based upon trade and war, and at first they had absolutely no competition- the Chinese had brought thier fleets back home, the Indian and Arab ships carried no guns, and the other European countries had not yet entered this field. ... The colonization of America remained almost completely unknow, however, because of the impending war with Spain. ... In 1682, an expedition was lead on the Mississippi all the way down to the ...

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The following time line is supplied be the Latin American Solidarity: In 1846 the United states provoked a war with Mexico and acquired half of its territories, which included Texas and California. ... Along with these outrages the United States also declared war on Spain in 1898 and as a result annexed Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii. ... Military for years due to the operations of all the War Departments that consist within the center" (Encyclopedia NP). ...

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The United States feared King Ferdinand or other European monarchies may also attempt to recover his former South American colonies like Columbia, Mexico and Chile who had gradually absolved themselves of allegiance to Spain and declared their international independence. Moreover after the violence of the Napoleonic wars and French Revolution the US saw sought to defend itself from European entanglement. ...

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