Imperialism is the formation and maintenance of an uneven monetary, cultural, and regional relationship. Often the nations that take the form of empires are founded upon control and subordination of their subject nations. Imperialism is taken to be the control of a nation or state over others through the use of military or political means by taking over the government of a particular region. This may also be done through economic processes, in which the government being overruled is legally self-governing but linked to the imperial authority by imbalanced trade relations. Cultural imperialism on the other hand is the subordination of the culture, traditions, and ideologies of the subordinate territory by those of the imperial state. However, the word imperialism is often used to refer to a physical or political domain such as the “American empire” but can also be used to refer to the sphere of expertise, knowledge, and beliefs like Christianity. (Johnston, 2000) Despite the fact that the U.S had acquired territories and trading rights in different overseas regions before the late 1800s, the years after 1890 formed a season of imperialist movements for the acquisition of more lands and trading markets. The major rationale for the American imperial movements was the need for the acquisition of new markets that would allow for the realization of more profitable investments due to the lower costs involved. This was the case because at the time the levels of production within the American economy had greatly increased to amounts that would not be consumed fully by the local market therefore there was a need for market creation (Johnston, 2000). The American imperial movements; were also targeted towards the expansion of the territory under the control of the American empire so as to remain competitive within the global economy. This view was aimed at getting cheap resources from foreign countries like the Philippines, where the U.S economy had identified and desired certain mines. Other examples of such moves include the construction of the Nicaraguan canal and the desire to control the resources of Hawaii and Samoa. Examples of these resources that would be achieved from the overseas territories include oil, agricultural products, and sites for the location of industrial production (Beveridge, 1968). The U.S imperial movements were also meant to create increased national security through acquiring control over territories like Hawaii, Samoa, and Guam which was to be achieved by making these territories a source of military force that would be used in the case of security threats from other empires. Another motive behind the American imperialist movements; was the need for the cheap labor that would be used in boosting the development of the production of the country; that would bring about more foreign income to boost the U.S economy. The U.S government believed that the cheapest way to colonize these other countries was through taking control over the international market. There was also the rationalized religious motive that saw the Americans seek to convert the citizens of other countries into Christianity; by proving to them that their religious belie