what makes an imperial president?
What were some ways mckinley was an imperial president?
two words: Manifest Destiny. The belief that the world was laid out for the White Man and only for his exploitation gave him the delusion that colonialism and the genocide of Native Americans was a holy right.
imperialism seeks to create an empire, and empires work best when colonies make less money than the heart of the empire, which, ironically, is the same reason why the Americans rebelled against the British. hahah.
funny thing, this history of ours.
also, that second paragraph outlines "mercantilism".
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