However compelling Fresia's argument appears on the surface, the fact re

In addition, Fresia points to America's international imperialism to support the idea of America as an empire. Some of the most condemning evidence given by Fresia is American collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II. Of course, American collaboration with the Nazis began in the years prior to WWII, when America supplied food and other necessities to those opposing the revolution in Russia. America worked to overturn the terms of the treaties reached at the end of World War I in order to help give Germany the ability to take over much of Eastern Europe. In addition, Fresia points out that American businesses supplied the Nazis with critical machinery and parts both before and during WWII. In doing so, Fresia points out that America assisted in the genocide of millions of Jews and furthered Nazi Germany's imperialistic goals. Oddly enough, Fresia fails to point out that, by allowing America companies to provide supplies to the Nazi army, America also directly participated in imperialism in America. The armed forces during WWII, as in most other wars, were disproportionately composed of minorities and poorer Americans, and by allowing American business to support the enemy, American government directly contributed to the deaths of Americans.

Of course, the imperialistic attitude was not confined to the treatment of Native Americans. Due to lack of resistance to disease, Native Americans did not provide the same type of workforce that European colonists had found when taking over other lands. Instead, Native Americans died in large numbers. Therefore, colonists looked outside of America for a suitable workforce, which they could rule over in the same way that native populations were subjugated in other colonies. The solution was to increase the slave trade to America. The mere existence of any type of slavery is a facet of an imperialistic government. However, Fresia does not rely on the mere existence of slavery to demonstrate America as an empire, but details the sheer enormity of slavery in the United States to show how America transformed an institution that was in use in other parts of the British Empire into something even more onerous and oppressive. Slavery is a mark of shame upon the United States not for its existence, because almost all nations have known slavery, but because of the extent that slavery permeated American life. For example, at the time of the Revolution, there were certain safeguards protecting slaves from heightened levels of violence by their owners; by the time of the Civil War, these protections had completely eroded and been replaced by laws explicitly giving owners the right to kill their slaves.

Finally, Fresia points to America's almost continual involvement in foreign countries and undeclared wars as evidence of America as an empire. Given that the nature of imperialism is continued expansion into other lands, it is this evidence that most greatly supports the idea of America as an empire. Fresia includes evidence of the Barbary wars to demonstrate that the United States has been involved in the Middle East since almost its inception. However, the most damning evidence Fresia gives is to point to America's continued involvement in Latin America. Fresia supports this assertion with evidence of secret portions of the government, which are dedicated to eradicating

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