In 1908, David Pennant formed the New Imperialist Party of America, a party that believed that America should control the world with force and domination. Popularity grew amongst the party as many Americans grew a sense of nationalism for the United States. In 1910, David Pennant began to call for an army to be built out of the party as the United States government refused to become an imperialist monarchy and refused any members of the NIP to be elected to federal office. The New Imperialist Party soon grew an army of over 50,000 men and was soon being secretly supplied with weapons and troops from Imperial Germany and the Ottoman Empire. In late 1912, David Pennant commanded an attack on Washington D.C. and to overthrow the isolationist government. Vigorous fighting lasted in Washington