The United States has had a long tradition of territorial expansion
             across the continent so it is easy to understand why the notion of
             imperialism was so easily accepted by such a large number of people. And
             to back this imperialist sentiment we had things like the Monroe Doctrine,
             the Manifest Destiny, Social Darwinism, overabundance of industrial
             goods, and the military advantages of acquiring new territory. There were
             others who felt much differently about the concept of imperialism. The
             other group of people felt it was wrong so they formed the Anti-Imperialist
             League. The Anti-Imperialist League fought and campaigned against
             imperialism. And aiding the anti-imperialist sentiment were the struggles
             for Cuban and Filipino independence, the true meaning of independence,
             Whenever we felt the need to expand our boundaries and acquire
             new territories we would purchase, negotiate, or conquer the desired land.
             These were the methods we used to acquire territories like Florida,
             Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, California, and Oregon, from England,
             France, and Spain. Our imperialist ways are precisely the reason why we
             own as much of the country as we do. I mean if we would have left it up to
             England, France, or Spain they would still own the other half of our
             country. But, our imperialist motives did not stop there first we had the
             Monroe Doctrine, which expressed U.S. hostility towards Europeans
             intervening in affairs occurring in our half of the hemisphere. Later an idea
             called "Manifest Destiny" emerged this was the idea that since we were of
             Anglo-Saxon decent we were superior and our industrial, political, and
             military strength were proof of that superiority thus we carried the
             responsibility to extend our rule and prosperity to the less-able people. The
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