American Anti-Imperialism

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Some of the reasons given by The American Anti-Imperialism League for rejecting Imperialism was that they felt that they were taken away a freedom of which the American people had also fought for. The anti-imperialists thought it was wrong to gain control of others and “open disloyalty to the distinctive principles of our Government” (American Anti- Imperialist League). By acting as such they would be going against their own government of America. They also rejected Imperialism because they believed that the government was finishing the conquering that the Spanish people had begun. That instead of taking control of the Philippines, they should give them aid in acquiring their independence. The methods used by America in gaining its expansion
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