Brenden Mcmorrow
AP EURO
February 24, 2009
Imperialism
The argument can be made that America is an imperialist country. Just like the British in the 19 century colonized India it can be argued that we have colonized other countries as well. We can point to instances like Iraq where we claim to be invading for our own protection. It can be argued that we have invaded Iraq for Iraq’s resources A.K.A. oil. We can also point to other countries that we have incorporated into the U.S.: the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Although the people living in these places still have the same rights as people living in the states it can be argued that they are colonized. American continues to exert its influences in places around the world attempting to influence others so that it will benefit. We have lots of influence in places like Saudi Arabia as well because of our oil needs. We buy so much oil from them that we are able to influence them because they need our patronage. America is an imperialist country.
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Yes, it can argued that America has colonized other places and countries, but it can not be argued that the US is an Imperialist country. You use Iraq as an example, but while we went in to Iraq we found little benefits, although we tried, while Imperialist countries usually gain huge benefits with resources and money. You might be able to say that we do colonize countries (the Virgin Islands,Puerto Rico, etc.), but it is not possible to prove that we are an Imperialist country. We are not the country that everyone sees as a colonizer.
ReplyDeleteMadi, I think you made some excellent points, but I do agree with Brenden. Though Iraq may not have been the greatest example, it still show us as an imperialist country. We went in and took it upon ourselves to "fix" what we thought was wrong. I don't agree that a country has to gain huge benefits to be called an imperialistic country, I think the act of going into a smaller country and trying to change things is what constitutes a country as an imperialistic one.
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