American Imperialism .

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American Imperialism
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1AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
One of the landmark events in human history was the era of colonialism. The European
powers, in the eighteenth century, believed that they had the requisite power and resources to
expand their territories (Ryan, 2018). The markets in their homeland were increasing at a rapid
rate but they did not have the resources to satisfy the wants of the people. This led to the
emergence of the idea of territorial expansionism and colonialism. This essay seeks to discuss
the concept of colonialism in the context of the United States of America. This essay further
analyses the reasons for the imperialistic notions of the people of the United States. The essay
concludes with the significance and the ensuing impact of colonialism on the whole world.
The people of the United States of America had initially believed in the merits of the
policy of isolationism. In the beginning of the nineteenth century they felt that the United States
was a recently formed country and hence, more attention was required in the stabilization of the
domestic territory (Wells, 2018). There were many internal wrinkles that had to be solved and
hence, there was no time or motive to look at the dominance of the world. However, soon this
view point began to change. Many important leaders of the United States felt that they were
being left out of the race of colonialism. The European powers and even some of the East Asian
powers such as Japan were deep into the policy of imperialism (Wells, 2018). Colonialism
implied that the more powerful nations of the world would conquer the territorial boundaries of
the other weaker powers of the world and use their resources for the benefit of the home country.
This policy highly intrigued the leaders of the United States of America and they decided to play
their part in the era of colonialism and imperialism.
One of the most ardent supporters of the policy of the expansion of America’s territorial
boundaries was a Senator by the name of Henry Cabot Lodge. He believed that the United States
of America should establish complete and absolute superiority within the area of Pacific Ocean