Without getting controversial, how was the American Manifest Destiny different from the German idea of Lebensraum?

by TheAlmightyBabushka

I learned about the two in history class, but never really put the two against each other before. I was just wondering what the historians' thoughts on this were!

DuGalle

More can be said on the subject, but you might be interested in this answer by u/FaultyCuisinart