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In Zinn\u2019s chapter \u201cThe Empire and the People\u201d he discusses American Imperialism. During this time period American government, action, and policy was still controlled by the wealthy elite white men, \u201cupper circles of military men, politicians, businessmen\u2026\u201d (298). The capitalist basis that America was structured around made the elite men greedy. This is seen in not only American imperialism but also through the monopolies that formed at the time. A quote that stood out to me about American Imperialism was, \u201c It is the movement which makes for civilization and the advancement of race\u201d (299). This shows that not only was American Imperialism deeply greedy it was also racists. American\u2019s just stole the ideology of other European powers. The ideology that the white race was superior and people of other cultures and religion should assimilate to American culture. Religion played a massive role in this ideology. When deciding whether or not to take the Phillipines President McKinley, \u201cprayed Almighty God for light and guidance \u2026 That there was nothing left for us to do but take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them…by God’s grace\u201d(313) This again displays how we used religion and our race as justification for our ideology and wrongdoings.Americans enjoyed the economic benefits of countries like Cuba without the responsibility. I am left with a few questions. What would America look like today if it weren\u2019t for American imperialism\/expansion? Do the positives of American imperialism outweigh the negatives at all? Why did religion, specifically, get used over and over again for justification of horrific behavior? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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