Question

•Many people were against taking other nations as colonies of the United States, including such figures as Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain. discuss the possible reasons for their anti-imperialist feelings.. •Think About: . ◦Moral issues surrounding colonization and imperialism.. ◦The effects of imperialism on the countries taken as colonies.. ◦The effects of colonization on the United States.

Answer 1

If the United States took colonies, what was there philosophically that separated them from those who colonized them such as Britain. Sure, they were not an empire but rather a democratic federation, but creating a nation that colonizes others still leads to one form of imperialism or another. The US was also a major proponent of anti-colonialistic ideas. If they suddenly started colonizing others, their hypocrisy would be evident.