Does it really matter, given that it did not behave much differently from USA at that time, sending a lot of money as a foreign aid and intervening if local pol

Does it really matter, given that it did not behave much differently from USA at that time, sending a lot of money as a foreign aid and intervening if local politics started leaning towards the rival powers? EDIT: to clarify, this foreign policy was not considered "imperialism" at that time.