How America Justified Its Empire: The Debates Behind What Argument Did Those in Favor of American Imperialism Make
The idea of American imperialism was never a monolith. It was a patchwork of justifications stitched together by politicians, intellectuals, and business elites in the late 19th and early 20th centuries—a period when the U.S. transformed from a continental power into a global one. What argument did those in favor of American imperialism make? The […]