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Explain using two examples: What was the purpose of US Imperialism? (3-5 Sentences )

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American imperialism is partly based on American exceptionalism. The policy of stronger nations extending their economic, political or military control over weaker territories. Exploiting those weaker nations for raw materials and using them as a market for surplus goods. That was the main point
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According to lumenlearning.com, "Its stated objective was to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European intervention and avoid situations that could make the New World a battleground for the Old World powers so that the United States could exert its own influence undisturbed."

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