One of the most famous imperialists was President William McKinley. Imperialists spread their power and influence over “weaker” nations. One of the most famous anti-imperialists was Mark Twain. Anti-imperialists thought that other races could not govern themselves, unlike imperialists, anti-imperialists left colonies alone. Anti-imperialists and imperialists are different in many ways but they have one thing in common.

Imperialists spread Chisianity because they thought it was their job. They wanted to take other religions and replace it with their own. Imperialists believed they were civilizing the colonies they took over. Asia and Africa is where most imperialists competed for colonies. They had a thirst for new markets and wanted new raw materials for factories, which would create new jobs. Imperialists thought they were doing a good thing by raising employment options. Imperialists wanted to improve the strength of the military and navy. They increased their strength by building more ports all over the world.

Anti-imperialists on the other hand, didn’t want to get involved in other countries’ affairs. They believed that just because you had colonies didn’t mean you could trade. Anti- imperialists didn’t like imperialism because they believed it was against the constitution. They thought that imperialism took attention away from domestic problems because they would be focused on international problems. They also feared that they would get higher taxes because they would use the taxes to build a better military and navy.

Anti-imperialists and imperialists have only have one thing in common. They both thought they were superior and others were inferior to them. Imperialists thought they were superior because they would take over your land then they would replace the language you had with theirs. Anti-imperialists believed in excluding people with different skin color. They also believed that other races could not govern themselves. This is the only thing imperialists and anti-imperialists have in common.

Anti-imperialists are people who think other people can’t govern themselves and stay away from colonies. Imperialists mainly take over colonies and get new markets. Imperialists and anti-imperialists are the same because they both think they are superior. Imperialists and anti-imperialists will not be forgotten to people whose lives they have affected. Imperialism is the definition for trouble and if imperialism starts happening again a lot of things could change.