<P> During the First World War, some of the American Imperialism at the time can be viewed as imperialism to stop the spread of democracy to certain countries, such as Haiti . According to the noted writer and progressive Randolph Bourne, the United States did not enter the war with intentions to make the world a better place or else they would have required a principle of international order . Bourne criticizes intellectuals who gave support for the war without knowing the true intentions of the United States government . Even though Bourne believes that the United States entered the war imperialistically, he states that many intellectuals believed at the time that the United States intervened in the war to promote democracy . Bourne believes that by leading the public into the war, with many intellectuals unsure of the actual reasons for the war, the country led an apathetic nation into what he considers an irresponsible war . </P> <P> The United States invaded Haiti in July 1915 after having made landfall eight times previously . American rule in Haiti continued through 1942, but was initiated during World War I . The historian Mary Renda in her book, Taking Haiti, talks about the American invasion of Haiti to bring about political stability through U.S. control . The American government did not believe Haiti was ready for self - governing or democracy, according to Renda . In order to bring about political stability in Haiti, the United States secured control and integrated the country into the international capitalist economy, while preventing Haiti from practicing self - governance or democracy . While Haiti had been running their own government for many years before American intervention, the U.S. government regarded Haiti as unfit for self - rule . In order to convince the American public of the justice in intervening, the United States government used paternalist propaganda, depicting the Haitian political process as uncivilized . The Haitian government would come to agree to U.S. terms, including American overseeing of the Haitian economy . This direct supervision of the Haitian economy would reinforce U.S. propaganda and further entrench the perception of Haitians being incompetent of self - governance . </P> <P> In February, Russia went through the first revolution of 1917, which removed Czar Nicholas II from power . The United States, including President Wilson, praised this revolution and felt that it was a step towards post-war world order . Not long after in October 1917, the Bolsheviks overthrew the new Russian' unity' government in the second revolution . The United States government was stunned with the second revolution and was against the Bolshevik proposed armistice with the Central Powers . In order to keep the Bolsheviks from gaining allied supplies in Russia, Wilson agreed to an intervention in Russia . The United States and the allies entered into a war with the Soviets, with the first U.S. troops landing in Russia in September 1918 . After the end of the war with the Germans, the war in Russia continued, with the United States and the allies opposing the Bolsheviks . This intervention in Russia was imperialistic by its nature opposing the Soviet government in favor of a government that would align with the allied and American views . In their attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government, the United States showed an imperialistic attitude towards a nation that was still aligned with the allies officially . </P> <P> Journalist Ashley Smith divides theories of the U.S. imperialism into 5 broad categories: (1) "liberal" theories, (2) "social - democratic" theories, (3) "Leninist" theories, (4) theories of "super-imperialism", and (5) "Hardt - and - Negri - ite" theories . There is also a conservative, anti-interventionist view as expressed by American journalist John T. Flynn: </P>

Many countries accuse the united states of cultural imperialism meaning that they believe the u.s