Imperialism In The United States

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Imperialism is basically an action that involves a country extending its power by the acquisition of territories but it may also include the exploitation of these territories, an action that is linked to colonialism. A few examples of imperialism are, The Manifest Destiny, Hawaii and Samoa, and The Philippines. I believe that it applied to the US up until post- World War 2 era. The US in the late 1800s were expanding to new territories and looking for more land. Another reason why I believe it applies to the US is because that the late nineteenth century was also known as the “Age of Imperialism,” it was a time when the United States and other major world powers rapidly expanded their territorial possessions. According to Samuel Flagg Bemis,