The American EmpireFront matterReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSCOTT NEARINGPART I WHAT IS AMERICA?PART II THE FOUNDATIONS OF EMPIRE.PART III MANIFEST DESTINY.PART IV THE UNITED STATES—A WORLD EMPIRE.PART V THE CHALLENGE TO IMPERIALISM.I. THE PROMISE OF 1776II. THE COURSE OF EMPIREIII. SUBJUGATING THE INDIANSIV. SLAVERY FOR A RACEV. THE WINNING OF THE WESTVI. THE BEGINNINGS OF WORLD DOMINIONVII. THE STRUGGLE FOR WEALTH AND POWERVIII. THEIR UNITED STATESIX. THE DIVINE RIGHT OF PROPERTYX. INDUSTRIAL EMPIRESXI. THE GREAT WARXII. THE IMPERIAL HIGHROADXIII. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD COMPETITORXIV. THE PARTITION OF THE EARTHXV. PAN-AMERICANISMXVI. THE AMERICAN CAPITALISTS AND WORLD EMPIREXVII. THE NEW IMPERIAL ALIGNMENTXVIII. THE CHALLENGE TO IMPERIALISMXIX. THE AMERICAN WORKER AND WORLD EMPIREINDEX.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →SCOTT NEARINGAll chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSCOTT NEARINGParts12345Part 5 · Other sectionsI. THE PROMISE OF 1776II. THE COURSE OF EMPIREIII. SUBJUGATING THE INDIANSIV. SLAVERY FOR A RACEV. THE WINNING OF THE WESTVI. THE BEGINNINGS OF WORLD DOMINIONVII. THE STRUGGLE FOR WEALTH AND POWERVIII. THEIR UNITED STATESIX. THE DIVINE RIGHT OF PROPERTYX. INDUSTRIAL EMPIRESXI. THE GREAT WARXII. THE IMPERIAL HIGHROADXIII. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD COMPETITORXIV. THE PARTITION OF THE EARTHXV. PAN-AMERICANISMXVI. THE AMERICAN CAPITALISTS AND WORLD EMPIREXVII. THE NEW IMPERIAL ALIGNMENTXVIII. THE CHALLENGE TO IMPERIALISMXIX. THE AMERICAN WORKER AND WORLD EMPIREINDEX.BySCOTT NEARING →