Explain the consequences of imperialism

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"In Western thought the idea of a New World was typically used to support a myth of a fresh beginning, a place of promise, a new birth. As the the "first new nation, "the United States was widely regarded as fulfilling that promise, even though there were several old nations already occupying the land. But today the myth of a "new world" is not superimposed on an uncharted land, a tabla rasa, or a blank tablet, awaiting inscription. Rather the idea is necessarily superimposed on an existing world. - Professor Sheldon S. Wolin, Ph.D., Emeritus

Write an essay close to 1,500 words that identifies the origin of Imperialism, explains the consequences of imperialism, and hypothesizes if Imperialism currently continues under a different name, i.e., gentrification, expansion and the like. Lastly, your research paper needs to analyze Dr. Wolins speech above and d) look at Wolin's speech: " there were already several old nations already occupying the land' to explain what Dr. Wolin meant by the statement, and e) conclude where the people in the nations that Dr. Wolin mentioned went? Are they still in America? Is so, where are they? Explain.

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