the “neighboring nation” I was referring to were the indigenous people. North America was not a blank slate before Europeans arrived. “manifest destiny” was imperialism
The US was very unremarkable globally compared to Britain or France for example, people thinking it wasn’t dominant enough to be an empire doesn’t mean they think it wasn’t cruel or expansive
Right, the US wasn’t a superpower until around WWII, so we’re less than 100 years into it really being an empire. But it can also be said that in some ways it became an empire because it inherited the imperial tendrils of the British empire.
i think they haven’t been an empire for just as long as it had existed?
they were settlers first, right? with the indigenous genocide and all.
so you’re saying going to war against a neighboring nation to expand your territory is not what an empire does?
i forgot they invaded mexico pretty soon in, but that wasn’t global domination like they do today just yet.
the “neighboring nation” I was referring to were the indigenous people. North America was not a blank slate before Europeans arrived. “manifest destiny” was imperialism
The US was very unremarkable globally compared to Britain or France for example, people thinking it wasn’t dominant enough to be an empire doesn’t mean they think it wasn’t cruel or expansive
Yeah, wasn’t much of a world power until WW1.
Right, the US wasn’t a superpower until around WWII, so we’re less than 100 years into it really being an empire. But it can also be said that in some ways it became an empire because it inherited the imperial tendrils of the British empire.
Thanks for trying to buy us a little more time.