Question
Manifest Destiny
How was Manifest Destiny used to justify
American Imperialism?
• Because
it is
"god's
will" that
the USA
expand
beyond
North
America
O democratic United States pitted against the communist Soviet Union for political and ecor
control of the world
O belief that it was the United States right to possess the lands between the Atlantic and th
Pacific Oceans
O powerful countries physically taking over or controlling a less powerful country through
economic, political, and military effort
O people were meant to survive, adapt and become dominant
Answer
Manifest Destiny was used to justify American Imperialism by claiming it was "god's will" that the USA expand beyond North America and possess the lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as through powerful countries physically taking over or controlling a less powerful country through economic, political, and military effort.