Imperialism is by no means ever justified for one country to intervene in affairs of another country because it demonstrates the aspiring imperialistic nation’s political, economic and social corruption.
2.what obligation if any do industrialized nations have to the nations that they are colonizing? why?
some nations wanted to gain colonies to show their national strength. they feared if they did not gain colonies they would become weak and lose the respect of other countries.
3.should nations be punished for crimes committed during imperialism? why? yes because just because it was along time ago doesnt mean they should be let free because they might do it again whatever they did because in there head there saying oh im do it again since they didnt care about it the first time.
4.was imperialism progress a step in the right direction or not? why? yes is was a good step in the right direction because its making uo for powerful over the bad people its making them more weak.
5.if you could change history would you prevent imperialism? yes because then everything would be good no wars would of started everyone would be calm no fighting or crimes would be prevented
Spanish American war -a war between Spain and the US in the Caribbean and the Philippines in 1898. American public opinion having been aroused by Spanish atrocities in Cuba and the destruction of the warship Maine in Santiago harbor, the US declared war and successfully invaded Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, all of which Spain gave up by the Treaty of Paris (1898roosevelt corollary -
panama canal a canal about 50 miles (80 km) long, across the Isthmus of Panama, that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Its construction, begun by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1881, was abandoned in 1889 and was completed by the US, 1904–14. Control of the canal remained with the US until 1999, when it was ceded to 
