America became an imperialist nation in the late 19th century. America transitioned to imperialism because they wanted more power and also because of the want, and even the need to restore economic prosperity. America became an imperialist nation because of a few different reasons. The first being that they had financial panic in 1893 that sent America into economic depression. A second reason is that America had too much supply of their goods and not enough demand. In William McKinley's Speech On Imperialism, New York City, March 3, 1900, he states "Markets have been increased and mortgages have been reduced. Interest has fallen and wages have advanced. The public debt is decreasing," saying that imperialism helped America. Not everyone
