Due to political, social, and economic reasons, European imperialism increased during the late 1800s and early 1900s.The Industrial Revolution helped to boost imperialism by making it more possible for European countries to take and hold empires. Eventually, the United States of America also began to imperialize other nations, feeling the need to have large empires. During this time period, America took on the responsibility of shaping and controlling many foreign nations, especially in the Western Hemisphere. America was justified to imperialize other nations because of the way that US intervention benefited the imperialized
