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"Spoils of war" implies some degree of active, ongoing conquest beyond the borders of a nation, but the United States has relied almost entirely on resources wi
by SR2Z 6y ago
"Spoils of war" implies some degree of active, ongoing conquest beyond the borders of a nation, but the United States has relied almost entirely on resources within its own borders to gain its power.
You could say that America was "expanding its empire" but there was not substantial growth after the Gadsden purchase and most of the growth of universities (and the bulk of American power) came much later.
Attributing research and production to the spoils of wars fought nearly a century ago is kind of a reach.
- spats1990 6y ago"Spoils of war" on Wikipedia redirects to "war looting" or: "A prize of war is a piece of enemy property or land seized by a belligerent party during or after a war or battle, typically at sea." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prize_of_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prize_of_war >but the United States has relied almost entirely on resources within its own borders to gain its power. How did it attain control of those resources? You haven't addressed the parent's point.