Was imperialism a legitimate and proper policy for the US in the late 19th century?

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Savion Bell

26 August, 11:48

Was imperialism a legitimate and proper policy for the US in the late 19th century?

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Brodie · Answer 1

It was legitamte, we took over Hawaii in 1896 and annexed them offically in 1906, so yes, we did that. Was it proper? Well from our persective, it was, we wanted a trade route with Asia, and Hawaii is conviently half way, along with the Philippines