The Anti-Imperialist League

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. Imperialism is the practice of a country extending control through diplomacy or military force. From 1890 through 1905 many citizens of the United States supported the idea of U.S. territorial expansion through imperialism. However, some Americans didn't support this policy and created the Anti-Imperialist League in order to express their voice in the debate. The view of not supporting U.S. territorial expansion through imperialism is reflected in the excerpt when the author states, "Though many Americans deemed willing to surrender to imperialist policies, few would admit that they did so because they wanted to."(Blum, Schlesinger, Jr. et al., from The National Experience: A History of the United States. Sixth Ed. New York: Harcourt Brace

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