FOR: The US was never cut off from the rest of the world. It was in the 1890s that the US foreign policy had an impact by imperialism. The US became emerged as a very crucial industrial power in the world. Businesses on the other side of the world could now be potential customers and were looking at our products The US military was now growing and expanding in other regions of the world. The war with Spain and the presidency of Roosevelt made the US a major economic, military, and imperialistic power.
AGAINST: There were plenty of groups that were against imperialism as a policy for the United States. Before the Civil War, many northerners were against getting more land in the west because they feared the spread of slavery. Anti-imperialists
AGAINST: There were plenty of groups that were against imperialism as a policy for the United States. Before the Civil War, many northerners were against getting more land in the west because they feared the spread of slavery. Anti-imperialists