Whenever I think of imperialism, I think of how we imperialized onto the American grounds and how American then developed so well becasue of the bold move the colonials made. According to Dictonary.com, imperialism means, "the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies." In the 1900s, American imperialised upon Hawaii, for one example, by annexing them. American is imperialist, at least in it's history, so yes American should remain an imperiaist country.
William Jennings Bryan was not a supporter of imperialism. He believed it made America look weaker rather than stronger, and was almost an embarrassment upon the nation. He prompted anti-imperialism and encouraged other Americans to not support it as well. Platt, as well, was in the same boat as Bryan, for the fact that he very much disagreed with imperialism. He thought it the wrong way to get alliances with other nations. Teddy Rooselvelt, on the other hand, supported it. He once said, "we do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort." He was a supporter of imperialism because he believed in striving for whatever you wanted and accomplishing it. During his time in office, Roosevelt made America a major figure of imperiaism.
http://www.arcaneknowledge.org/histpoli/roosevelt.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imperialism
http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/william-jennings-bryan-imperialism-speech-text/
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