In the 1800s and early 1900s, many Americans viewed the nation's defining ideology as acquiring lands and occupying the entire continent from ocean to ocean. What was this ideology commonly called?

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Manifest destiny was the commonly used term to describe the belief that it was the United States' divine duty to expand westward and claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The ideology of expansionism may also describe this belief, but it is not as specific or widely used as manifest destiny. Continentalism does not necessarily imply territorial expansion, and blitzkrieg is a military tactic associated with the German army in World War II. Isolationism, on the other hand, refers to a foreign policy stance that emphasizes avoiding involvement in international affairs.

In the 1800s and Early 1900s, Many Americans Viewed the Nation's