Mainly Washington and the American business elites.
General Smedley Butler, John Stockwell, Philip Agee, Ralph McGehee, Philip Roettinger and others.
Some texts on the topic :
"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn
"Overthrow" by Stephen Kinzer
"Killing Hope" by William Blum
"Against Empire" by Michael Parenti
Compare As with the Europeans, the USA would go to other less developed places of the world and exploit their resources.Both relied on large fleets to maintain their domain.The United States needed LOTS of resources in order to fuel their ever growing economy. So too did Europe to advance the development of their colonies, economies, and also the fleets that were their backbone.European and US imperialism exhibited the same basic points that make up imperialism, the need for:Military strength,economic power,and territory control.As well as competition between each nation for these resources.ContrastUS imperialism kicked off after slavery was abolished, so the slave trade was more a European thing during the colonial period. The US had slavery earlier, but that is not part of the US imperialistic age.The US started off with much more technology than Europe did at the colonial period.Britain controlled a great deal of the world back then as colonies, the US however relied more on economic domination.(if anyone can add to this, it would be very much appreciated.) :)
Populist or populism politics has played a major role in Latin America during history. It is stated that populism has the greatest amount of influence in Latin American politics. It has a tenacious staying power and it supports the industry in a major role for the economy.
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Politics played a major role in the Reconstruction acts following the end of the US Civil War. What can be called "failed reconstruction" was due to Radical Republicans and others in the North who sought to "punish" the South for rebelling from the Union and causing the Civil War.
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Ryan sheckler
Well, imperialism played a role. but the economy played a role.
European Imperialism played a horrifying role in Africa. When Europe discovered Africa's mineral wealth, they enslaved the peoples, believing themselves better.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism. (and nationalism)
The role that European imperialism played was a horrible role. The poor Africans had to suffer through many things. They worked hard labor, and they got nothing out of it.
Yes. The US helped modernize and Westernize Japan. However, the US did not directly support Japanese expansion or expansionism.
The Suez Canal is located in Egypt. The role that it played in imperialism was that it was easier to bring raw materials from western Europe to Asia. It was a body of water that cut through the borders so that they didn't have to go on land to deliver goods.
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elmo
Imperialism led to competition between countries for colonies, increasing tensions.
One goal of American Imperialism was to convert non-Christians into Christians, allegedly saving souls.