Manifest Destiny
the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.
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The United States has used this playbook repeatedly, such as with the 19th century’s “Manifest Destiny,” the early 20th century’s “dollar diplomacy” and the recent drug wars.
The root cause of Central American migration? The United States. | Aviva Chomsky | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostExploration used to be such a big part of American life: Manifest Destiny, landing on the moon.
As Eyman puts it, generations of Americans saw Wayne as the embodiment of “a sort of race memory of Manifest Destiny.”
A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation | Christopher Bray | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne could even call it the ultimate step toward Manifest Destiny.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble | Eric Nusbaum | February 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt what point is Manifest Destiny fulfilled—and what are we supposed to do with ourselves then?
American Dreams: ‘The Mosquito Coast’ by Paul Theroux | Nathaniel Rich | September 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
This is the Manifest Destiny of our country, and to this unveiled glory are we marching on.
It was so inevitable that it impressed upon all those engaged in it the belief in Manifest Destiny.
Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord CrothersManifest Destiny iz the science ov going tew the devil, or enny other place before yu git thare.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawMunroe doctrine and Manifest Destiny are not named; but they are shadowed forth in language worthy of a Talleyrand.
Lands of the Slave and the Free | Henry A. MurrayDiego Columbus devoutly decided that it was Manifest Destiny that Cuba should belong to Spain.
Hernando Cortez | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for Manifest Destiny
(esp in the 19th-century US) the belief that the US was a chosen land that had been allotted the entire North American continent by God
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Cultural definitions for manifest destiny
A popular slogan of the 1840s. It was used by people who believed that the United States was destined — by God, some said — to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean. The idea of manifest destiny was used to justify the acquisition of Oregon and large parts of the Southwest, including California. (See Mexican War.)
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