American imperialism
Stars-and-stripes domination
American imperialism refers to the expansion of United States political, economic, military, and cultural influence beyond its borders.
The term covers territorial acquisition (Puerto Rico, the Philippines), military intervention abroad, and the spread of American commercial and cultural power.
Critics use it to condemn U.S. foreign policy as exploitative; defenders may argue such influence promotes stability or democracy.
American imperialism shaped much of 20th-century Latin American politics.
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- trade agreementPact governing international commerce
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
multinational corporation · free market · resource extraction · NAFTA · embargo · tariff · globalization · Wall Street
Increase in scope
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
- HawaiiPacific island state
Guam · Louisiana Purchase · Alaska · settler colonialism · Virgin Islands · overseas territory · colonization · land acquisition
Anti-colonial foreign policy stance
- Manifest DestinyBelief in justified American expansion
- Truman DoctrinePolicy opposing communist expansion
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- domino theoryContagious political collapse belief
preemptive war · Bush Doctrine · regime change · unilateralism · Pax Americana · sphere of influence · gunboat diplomacy
Purposeful involvement to change course
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- military baseArmed forces facility
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- NATOWestern defense organization
drone strike · regime change · invasion · deployment · aircraft carrier · troop presence · Gulf War · Iraq War
American film industry center
- McDonald'sGlobal fast food chain
- Coca-ColaIconic American cola brand
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- soft powerInfluence through appeal
English language · pop culture · blue jeans · fast food · Starbucks · NBA · hip hop · Netflix
neoliberalism
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- trade agreementPact governing international commerce
sanctions · multinational corporation · free market · resource extraction · NAFTA · embargo · tariff · globalization · Wall Street · privatization
expansion
Increase in scope
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
Hawaii · Guam · Louisiana Purchase · Alaska · settler colonialism · Virgin Islands · overseas territory · colonization · land acquisition
Monroe Doctrine
Anti-colonial foreign policy stance
- Manifest DestinyBelief in justified American expansion
- Truman DoctrinePolicy opposing communist expansion
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
domino theory · preemptive war · Bush Doctrine · regime change · unilateralism · Pax Americana · sphere of influence · gunboat diplomacy
intervention
Purposeful involvement to change course
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- military baseArmed forces facility
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
NATO · drone strike · regime change · invasion · deployment · aircraft carrier · troop presence · Gulf War · Iraq War · Afghanistan
Hollywood
American film industry center
- McDonald'sGlobal fast food chain
- Coca-ColaIconic American cola brand
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
soft power · English language · pop culture · blue jeans · fast food · Starbucks · NBA · hip hop · Netflix · Silicon Valley
- Philippine-American WarLuzon, pacification, insurrection, water cure, war atrocities
American imperialismisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · neutrality · disengagement · withdrawal · retrenchment
American imperialismanti-colonialism
Opposition to foreign domination
anti-imperialism · national sovereignty · self-determination · decolonization · national liberation
American imperialismmultilateralism
Multi-party international cooperation
international cooperation · multipolarity · non-alignment · Non-Aligned Movement · internationalism
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