Imperialism is a policy to increase a nation’s power in all way such as a military power or the policy of extending the authority on other countries. Many nations took the advantage of imperialism. The end of the 1800s was knows as the “Age of Imperialism.” American imperialism was based on gaining the control of military, buildings, ports, and public property that had belonged to the Hawaiian government. American imperialism had a mission to spread liberty and democracy to the world. Imperialism in late 1800s brought economic interest, western style culture, and democracy to other countries. The United States wanted more land for agriculture and they also wanted to build naval bases. The United States build a canal in Panama and created Guantanamo