Answer: It meant a paradoxal situation because the proper foundation of the USA was an anti-imperialist and anti-colonial act. Foundation of the USA was an emancipation against British imperialism. But already in 1840s USA started practicing imperialist policy toward Mexico (Texas) and Central America. It was a paradox. Spanish American war was sort of a culmination of this kind of policy.
Explanation: One of the explanations is a Social Darwinism which was very fashionable at that time and its perspective was applied not only to societies and races but also to history. According to this perspective Latin nations were decadent and condemned to extinction. Such a view seemed to be confirmed by Franco-Prussian war (example). The same perspective followed Americans (Theodor Roosevelt).
It would be difficult and near impossible to see this as a single phenomenon and for it not to be seen as part of a broader process of colonization and imperialism at the time. However, one distinct feature of the colonies in North America was that there was massive migration of Europeans to these colonies whereas in other colonies at the time the migration was not as substantial. <span />
Akbar defended religious freedom during his reign by abolishing both the tax on Hindu pilgrims and the tax on non-Muslims. He allowed his Hindu wise to practice religious rituals within his palace.
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I think it is the belief that the earth rotated on an axis and that major advances in calculus
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Christians felt that it was their duty to go and convert people to the faith so that those people could be saved and could go to heaven. If they went exploring, they could come into contact with non-Christians and could try to convert those people. Thus, we say that “God” was one reason for exploration.
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