Imperialism in the United States

<Tab/>"In strict confidence... I should welcome almost any war, I think this country needs one." declared Teddy Roosevelt in a letter to his friend, 1897. Continuing he wrote, "To prepare for war is the most effectual means to promote peace... No triumph of peace can equal the armed triumph of war." It was clear Roosevelt desired war and for only one reason - imperialism. Him and his Washington imperialist friends manipulated the press, other politicians, popular figureheads, the spirit of America, and even President McKinley to obtain their goals.
<Tab/>They based their ideas on Manifest Destiny. Dubbed in 1840, this expansionist impulse rose again in a new form - America's global destiny. …