American Outlook During The 1890's

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During the 1890’s, the American outlook was that we were a country growing and developing economically and that certain nations including the United States were superior to other nations. A number of factors and values contributed to this outlook. The theory that the Anglo Saxon race was superior, and large amounts of immigrants were both factors and values that shaped America’s outlook toward the rest of the world.
The first way America’s outlook on the rest of the world was shaped is the value of the superiority of the Anglo Saxon race. Many imperialists justified their ideas based on the idea that Anglo Saxons were “better” than other people. One such imperialist was Josiah Strong. He believed that the United States as part of our “divine