First imperilism is when the more dominant countries took over the littler or weaker countries. The bigger countries took the other ones over with there economic, military, and political strenghts. The american anti imperilism league was an organization established in th United Stated on June 15, 1898 to battle the America annexation of the philippines as an insular area. This league was'nt very strong and since it was tried during the progressive area not many people were for it. A lot of people that were voted in congress supported imperilism. They believed that annexation and administration of the tropical areas would mean the abandonment of American ideals of self-government because so many people would be involved. like the ideals that were expressed in the Declaration of Independence, Washington's Farewell Address and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
The 1900 presidential election caused internal troubles in the League. Particularly because of william jennings bryan, a known anti-imperialist but also the leading critic of the gold standard. A few League members, including Storey and Oswald Garrison Villard, organized a third party to both uphold the gold standard and oppose imperialism. This effort led to the formation of the National Party, which nominated Senator Donelson Caffery of Louisiana. The party quickly collapsed, however, when Caffery dropped out, leaving Bryan as the only anti-imperialist candidate.
By the second decade of the twentieth century, the League became only a fraction of its former strength. Despite its anti-war record, it did not object to U.S. entry into WWI (though several individual members did oppose intervention). The Anti-Imperialist League disbanded in 1921.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Anti-Imperialist_League
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/league.html
http://www.antiimperialist.com/webroot/AILdocuments/CarpioCh2.htm
williams jennings bryan
donelson caffery
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