The anti-imperialists, led by Senator Henry M. Teller, were a group of liberal and democrat nationalist individuals who opposed the American acquisition of Cuba and Philippines. The group members strongly supported free trade, a gold standard, and limited government. Famous members of the Anti-Imperialist League included Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, William James, David Starr Jordan, and Samuel Gompers League. These individuals believed that the America’s imperial conquest violated the fundamental principle of the republican government and American ideals. They argued that the expansion went against the beliefs of the founding fathers who established the United States on self-government and non-intervention. The attempts and efforts of anti-imperialists were in vain as they were not able to prevent the war and the annexation of the Philippine islands, however, they were influential enough to prevent the annexation of Cuba. In 1898, the United States Congress passed the Teller Amendment, a joint resolution that applied condition of prohibiting the annexation of Cuba when helping the Cuban rebels. The American Anti-Imperialist League was the most organized opposition towards the Spanish-American War, however, they were only able to change the situation to a minimal
The anti-imperialists, led by Senator Henry M. Teller, were a group of liberal and democrat nationalist individuals who opposed the American acquisition of Cuba and Philippines. The group members strongly supported free trade, a gold standard, and limited government. Famous members of the Anti-Imperialist League included Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, William James, David Starr Jordan, and Samuel Gompers League. These individuals believed that the America’s imperial conquest violated the fundamental principle of the republican government and American ideals. They argued that the expansion went against the beliefs of the founding fathers who established the United States on self-government and non-intervention. The attempts and efforts of anti-imperialists were in vain as they were not able to prevent the war and the annexation of the Philippine islands, however, they were influential enough to prevent the annexation of Cuba. In 1898, the United States Congress passed the Teller Amendment, a joint resolution that applied condition of prohibiting the annexation of Cuba when helping the Cuban rebels. The American Anti-Imperialist League was the most organized opposition towards the Spanish-American War, however, they were only able to change the situation to a minimal