USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

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The Anti-Imperialist League was a group that

(A) fought in both World Wars

(B) ** opposed the creation of an American colonial empire

(C) died in battle while fighting for America

(D) signed a petition in favor of a law that would ban all treaties

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -On June 15, 1898, the Anti-imperialist league formed to fight U.S. annexation of the Philippines, citing a variety of reasons ranging from the economic to the legal to the racial to the moral.

Concept note-2: -The Anti-Imperialist League officially formed in Boston on November 19, 1898, with the election of George S. Boutwell as the Anti-Imperialist League’s first president. A founding member of the Republican Party, Boutwell had previously served as the Governor of Massachusetts.