The Rise of American Imperialism in the Late 19th Century

Name Institutional affiliations Date The United States of America witnessed the age of imperialism in the late nineteenth century. At this time, the United States concentrated on the rapid expansion of their territories, and other major world powers were doing the same. But as far as history was concerned, American imperialism was based on the notion that the United States was different from other countries. The notion of American exceptionalism was that America had a specific world mission of spreading liberty and democracy across the world. Imperialism was much witnessed in the late 1890s in which the United States gained possession and control in Hawaii. The United States gained control of all ports, buildings, military equipment, harbours and all public property that had belonged to the Hawaiian Islands governments. Some parties like the American Anti-imperialist Leagues opposed American imperialism, who argued that imperialism conflicted with the American ideal of republicans. The American Anti Imperialist league was established when the United States was concurring nations and expanding its territories. Its main agenda was to battle the American annexation of the Philippines as a blinkered area. It was at this time that indust