The decision of America to branch out and expand the country is a decision that has been highly debated over the course of America's history. It was a difficult time in America, around the 1890's; and America was faced with a dilemma. The working class was poor and most Americans felt it was because of overproduction. The popular belief was that America was producing, it just wasn't using it all. The belief of overproduction and another popular belief of Manifest Destiny were the driving forces behind imperialism. I believe these reasons alone were not sufficient enough to justify the building of an American empire.

Imperialism in America at the time was a good thing. America was indeed overproducing. So in order to improve the economy Government believed that if the countr

The Native Americans were not the only group that suffered because of imperialism. The people of the Philippine Islands also were abused. The Spanish, up until the Spanish- American War, occupied the Phillipines. America promised to free the Philippines during the war they joined forces. After the war America went against its agreement and kept the Islands as their own.

Another good thing about Imperialism came through Manifest Destiny. It was the belief that America was destined to rule and so expansion also came about. One of the things that developed through Manifest Destiny was a new sense of nationalism. It gave people pride in their country unlike anything before. They felt good towards their country so much so that most Americans supported imperialism. They used reasons like white man's burden, and god given rig

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