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- Conversely, supporters of interventionism and of American presidents who have been labelled as “imperialists” — most notably are Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft — have justified their interventions in (or whole seizures of) various countries by citing the necessity of advancing American economic interests, such as trade and debt management; preventing European intervention (colonial or otherwise) in the Western...
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1 day ago · In July 1918, the tide of the war began to turn decisively in favor of the Allies, thanks in large part to the arrival of fresh American troops. At the Second Battle of the Marne, U.S. forces played a key role in blunting the final German offensive of the war. The most significant American contribution came at the Battle of Soissons, fought ...
2 days ago · American imperialism is the expansion of American political, economic, cultural, media, and military influence beyond the boundaries of the United States of America. Depending on the commentator, it may include imperialism through outright military conquest; gunboat diplomacy; unequal treaties; subsidization of preferred factions; regime change ...
5 days ago · The question of the core motive behind the United States' prosecution of the Banana Wars is multifaceted and arguably difficult to pin down with any exactness; the only consistent certainty, as articulated by Greg Grandin, is the effect that “Latin America has been caught in the crosswinds of empire, buffeted by the United States’ revolutionary ambition and battered by its ...
4 days ago · Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power ( diplomatic power and cultural imperialism ).
3 days ago · The close of the nineteenth century is the era of high imperialism, sometimes called modern imperialism or industrial imperialism. This is when empire reaches its absolute apogee. Empires date back to the Pharaohs, but this is the moment when it takes over the entire blessed map of earth.
4 days ago · While empires, defined as "expansionist states that governed different people differently" have been one of the most enduring forms of government going back to ancient history, the critique of empire implied by the word "imperialism" is a relatively recent phenomenon.
2 days ago · It was one of the earliest expressions of American imperialism in the United States of America. According to historian William Earl Weeks, there were three basic tenets behind the concept: The assumption of the unique moral virtue of the United States.
