imperialism won over the Anti-Imperialism movement. This was largely due to the fact that the majority of Americans believed in the causes behind and beliefs supporting the rise of Empire. These are such as the civilizing and christianizing mission and they expansion of American ideals. The thin veil of the Blessings of Civilization for Export might not have hidden the Actual Thing from the People Sitting in Darkness (Clemens), but it did seem to hide it from “People Sitting in Light”....
