Explain how Jingoism Influenced ​The US Policy Research (Essay Sample)

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Jingoism
Jingoism is militant chauvinism, preaching aggressive imperialist policy. The term is derived from the untranslatable word "jingo", which was part of the chorus chauvinistic English songs 70s of XIX century. Subsequently, this concept has been widely circulated in the United States. They designated supporters of the extreme chauvinist views and sentiments, the most serious form of imposing the dictates of the United States to other countries, the cult of racial superiority of whites over other peoples. Jingoism is the American equivalent of chauvinism, underline the exclusivity of the American value system.
The US policy can be characterized by colonial expansion and inciting ethnic hatred. In practice, this means that the US used force against other countries in order to protect what is perceived as the national interests of their country. Also jingoism implies extreme forms of nationalism, which emphasizes the superiority of their nation over others.
Roosevelt in 1886 suggested a military solution to the conflict with Mexico. In the 1890ies he started the military action against Chile, for the annexation of Hawaii and violent construction of a canal through Nicaragua. Speaking at the National Club of the Republican Party in 1895, he put forward the idea of ​​building a navy that will enhance the honor of the American flag (Garland, Rowe).
Also the US government followed a policy of "double standards", at the same time providing the Cuban revolutionaries with money and weapons, and urging the Spanish authorities of the correctness of the uprising. The line of the US administration was deliberately provocative, since artificially warmed Cuban-Spanish conflict to continue to impose war on Spain.
Nevertheless, we can not say that this policy is inherent only to the US. Since the term came into use in the UK during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, when, after sending in Turkish waters of the British squadron...