this is for an essay.
2007-01-05 05:09:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sounds a little biased. Imperialists are what Americans are called in a derogatory fashion, akin to the term "crusaders" because we take an interest in world affairs. Dictionary.com defines imperialism as "the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies." Realistically, is there any country other than the US where what George W. Bush says becomes law? Not really. Was there ever such a time? Up until WWII, the US had a policy of non-interference until we got bombed.
Your assignment seems really one-sided and a smidgeon anti-American. Do you have some more details?
2007-01-05 05:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by brainiac5 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Turn on CNN and you can watch it happening in real time.
The US spins imperialism a bit differently than empires in the past. We don't necessarily occupy other countries with an army - although obviously, we are not opposed to that - we control other countries through the sometimes seemingly invisible world of economics. A good portion of that comes through loans to various nations from World Bank and the IMF.
You will dig up a lot of information on US imperialism if you focus on Central and South America and the Middle East, of course. Look specifically at present day Bolivia, Panama in the 1980's, and Iran -pre1979 Islamic Revolution. Those are just a few suggestions, but the well is much deeper than that.
And it doesn't seem like something a liberal teacher would suggest, it seems like a topic a good teacher would suggest.
It's not one sided, it's calling a duck a duck. And it's certainly not anti-American, as challenging the status quo, promotion of free thinking and the exchange of ideas are about as American as apple pie.
America is an imperial power - there were others before, there will be others after.
2007-01-05 06:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by tureeza 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i wish i knew someone that wanted to talk about stuff like the imperialists withme,
but i belioeve they are the I'm Perfect group of humans
because as you see all over the internet i dont know how an imperfect type of being could complain to someone else without knowing if they deserve it
so im the only person on the internet who truly believe in people truly being perfect
i think people arent perfect becaese of all the questions they want to ask
2007-01-05 05:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only too many people know about it - in Viet Nam, Iraq, Chile, you name the country...
2007-01-05 10:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sterz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have a liberal anti-American teacher - especially if you live in the US yourself.
2007-01-05 05:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"UGH" to bad 4 u !!! Must be school?
2007-01-05 05:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by Gertie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋