"Manifest destiny in the mid 19th century was just another name for aggressive imperialism." Assess the validity of this statement. A 5 paragraph essay- good springboard

"Manifest destiny in the mid 19th century was just another name for aggressive imperialism." Assess the validity of this statement. Imperialism is defined as the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations; manifest destiny is the idea that God gave a nation the right to practice this. With a continued splintering (due to a lack of party-defining issues) of the American …

…Mexico, and lead to the later attempts of the United States to extend imperialism to the East. America's efforts to acquire Cuba, the acquisition of Texas (along with the Gadsen purchase), and the procurance of Oregon and California, were all exercises in aggressive imperialism, which was euphemized (and rationalized) as manifest destiny. Mexico suffered the most from late 19th century American imperialism, but later the quest for dominance effected South America and the Far East.