Britain initiated the battle for control over African and Asian territories; other European powers as well as the United States and Japan soon followed suit to keep up with their competitor. Nations like France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States wanted to end Britain's dominance of the world marketplace.
Political and military motives also fueled the New Imperialism. This was especially evident in the Spanish-American War. Even before that, the United States and Germany were already beginning to threaten British military dominance. After the American Civil War, its military was strengthened and it became significantly less isolationist in its foreign policy. After the unification of Germany, its military and political powers increased greatly. Both the United States and Germany grew their naval forces to compete with Britain's. Germany first initiated its New Imperialist campaigns during 1884 to 1885, mainly in Africa. The United States dove right into the New Imperialism especially after William McKinley was elected president in 1896. The accumulation of surplus capital and the need for economic growth and expansion caused the United States to seek new territorial outlets. The United States also required new sources for natural resources. The Spanish Civil War was the bloody culmination of the American New Imperialism. In 1898, the United States ousted Spain from Cuba, only to take over its territory. The Americans also invaded the Philippines and fought a war there with the native Philippinos after Spain withdrew. The Spanish-American War led to the American acquisition of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, and perhaps more importantly, Hawaii. Hawaii was an attractive strategic location for the American military, which would now be positioned well to fight wars with Asia. In 1904, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine codified the New Imperialism. Eventually the United States would replace Great Britain as the dominant colonizing force in Central America ("New Imperialism").
Japan was the only Asian nation to contribute to the New Imperialism. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan developed a more aggressive and expansionist stance than it had in the past. In 1894, Japan seized control of Korea. Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War led to Japan's takeover of Manchuria in 1905....
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