American Anti-Imperialist League

greatest imperial power. During this period, the world’s view of different raced people where very different from our modern views. America during this period of time believed in many things that made them believe they were superior to others. Many Americans believed in Anglo-Saxonism, which is a belief of white’s superiority over others. Anglo-Saxonism also entailed that whites where to dominate the world. Another belief of American’s during this time was Manifest Destiny; this was a thought of…

American interest in the Hawaiian Islands goes back to post-revolutionary days when American traders first started traversing the Pacific. Hawaii was a convenient stopping-off place for ships bound for China and Japan. American missionaries arrived in the islands in the early 19th century, and the scenery, climate and valuable crops like sugar and fruits attracted the attention of investors. In 1842 Secretary of State Daniel Webster recognized the importance of Hawaii for the United States.…

The period from 1898-1914 was the major period for American imperialism and expansion. Imperialism is the philosophy of directly or indirectly controlling other countries or its policies. It took various shape in the early 20th century for American imperialism with expansion spanning from Puerto Rico, the Philippines to Cuba, Panama and other Latin countries which brought U.S to the center of the world stage. But there was a difference of views between republicans and democrats and general…

American imperialism experienced its pinnacle from the late nineteen hundreds following World War two; during the following years, United States will exert political, social, and economic control over countries such as the Philippines, Cuba, Germany, Austria, Korea, and Japan. America was on its goal to spread liberty, religion, and democracy. American imperialism is rooted to the term exceptionalism, which means, a theory that a nation, is unique, a region, or political system is exceptional…

When Americans started to expand its territory, they didn't look after Native Americans and ignored them. A decade later, with the "criminal aggression" in the Philippines, racism was reflected in new expansion. The American Anti-Imperialist League asserted that the blood of the Filipinos was on American hands, and Americans resented the betrayal (Doc D). Josiah Strong, a prominent Congregationalist minister from Ohio, thought that America needed to claim as many of the unoccupied lands of the…

The Progressive Era Name Course Date 1.REFORM EFFORTS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AND THE GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE REFORM The reform movement took prominence in order to correct the inequalities in American society. The movements were spurred by middle class constituency of American public since they had enough time, money and desire to change the lives of others. Some of the most notable groups of people involved in the struggle to improve livelihoods included women and the Social Gospel…

In the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s it was a time where America finally stopped isolating itself and got involved in world affairs. There was a big competition between American and European countries seeing who had more influence on the world. The United States went to war with Spain in order to help Cuba gain their independence. After Cuba was free from Spain, America was given the Philippines as a gift even though we promised the Filipinos independence our only choice was to annex it. This…

This document written by The American Anti-Imperialist League, seeks to voice their opinion on their definition of freedom from imperialism after the US intervened in Cuba, The Philippines and Puerto Rico. In 1899, America acquired many de-facto states, prompting leaders in society like Mark Twain, to campaign against an atrocity they called imperialism. In doing so they denounced imperialism implying that it goes against the spirit of freedom, and what Americans have fought to free themselves…

Following the realization that the United States had already reached its goal of Manifest Destiny, the belief in the justification of the expansion of American domain throughout the North American continent, political leaders sought to discover a new way to magnify American power and influence within the world. Because of America 's acquisition of new territories through victorious wars and the successful overthrowing of political authorities, nations around the world began to decide whether to…

it’s impact on both the colonized country and the colonizer. In order to a certain the economic, social and historical effects that it has on the nations involved in imperialism. I ultimately hope to find the seeds of imperialism under the mask of anti-imperialism through George Orwell writing “Shooting an elephant”. Imperialism is a policy, which was developed by the superiority and arrogance that could be embraced by any country regardless of its land area in the world. Proof of the…