Should the United States expand its territory?

Manifest Destiny vs. American Imperialism Should the United States expand its territory? This was a great debate in the country from the mid-1800’s until the close of the century. Two main ideas stemmed from the debating—Manifest Destiny and Imperialism. Both movements helped the United States to grow and adopt new lands, policies, cultures, and people. The policies share many similarities and differences, though nothing really makes either one better than the other. The …

…possibilities. The U.S. did have a logical explanation for trying to take over the areas that they did. Even though there were two main differences between Manifest Destiny and Imperialism, both policies are virtually the same. The basis of their ideas and also the effect they had on this country are nearly the identical. However controversial they were, both policies can be considered excellent steps in helping America to gain much desired new territory.