U.S. IMPERIALISM AROUND THE WORLD ESSAY
             Imperialism, the process of building empires by controlling the politics and the economics in other countries, was in full effect around the 19th century. Most world powers were using the idea of imperialism; particularly the United States. The United States' imperialistic ways helped it become the most powerful of world powers, although, at the expense of other countries' well-being.
             In the case of the Philippine Islands, President Mckinley did not feel that he should give the islands back to Spanish misrule. Nevertheless, he did not feel too comfortable with leaving the region without a system of government. There were two different views on what to do with the Philippines. Business people argued that the islands had a strong source of raw materials that could help the U.S.'s economy. Politicians argued that the islands were in good strategic position for trade with China. President Mckinley declared that the Filipinos were unfit to govern themselves, and therefore it was the United States' duty to create a government. In turn, President Mckinley paid twenty million dollars to Spain for the purchase of the Philippines. Once the rebels heard that they were not going to get independence, they rebelled. For three years the Americans and the Filipinos fought. The Americans crushed the Filipinos, for a sum of over six-hundred million dollars. In this case the Americans demonstrated imperialism through force and through political domination over the Philippines.
             Since the Spanish-American War, the U.S. had been interested in building a canal across Central America. Most politicians were in favor of the canal because it would increase overseas trade and would allow warships to get to their location faster. The U.S. offered Colombia a treaty that said that the U.S. would pay ten million dollars as a down payment and two hundred and fifty tho...