Liberia was formed by freed slaves from America. It was formerly a colony of the US but declared independence in 1847. The capital, Monrovia, is named after US president James Monroe. Other than Washington DC, it is the only capital city named after a US president.
Three things that drove the United States into a policy imperialism is desire for military strength, thirst for new markets and cultural superiority.
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American Imperialism started in 1890 and lasted till 1920. The industrialization peaked about twice the amount of British production which led Americans to seek new consumers to sell their products. When compared to military strength the British army was 5 times and the Navy was 10 times bigger than the Americans army and navy.
The countries around the United States never set forth any threat to it but it has a fear about the oversea countries. Also, the influence of Social Dwarfism separated people into groups following different cultures. These made America feel weakened and fueled it to follow the Imperialism to become a strong nation.
For the American people to pursue their dreams. Also it was a chance for America to gain its own culture and own look apart from England
there were 125,000 African Americans who were overseas in World War II.