DBQ –Imperialism | Questions: Should the United States Have Annexed the Philippines? | In 1898 the United States successfully fought a short war with Spain. One of the results of the war was that several Spanish colonies fell into American hands. Two of these were Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The United States made it quite clear that it would not keep Cuba.
“The March of the Flag, by Albert Beveridge” On May 1st 1898 a U.S. naval task force destroyed the Spanish Pacific Fleet and seized control of the Philippines. Consequently, Spain ceded control of the Philippine territory in the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the war. After the war there was great debate on what was to be done with the Philippine territory now that The United States was in control. Albert Beveridge was part of a small, but, prominent group of imperialists that also included Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay, and Henry Cabot Lodge. As a group, these men supported the annexation of the Philippines and in Beveridge’s “March of the Flag” he explains why the annexation of the Philippines and possibly other territories would be beneficial for the United States in the future.
The United States then purchased Alaska and imperialized other Pacific islands such as the islands of Samoa and Atlantic island such as Guam. In my opinion American imperialism was proper but not legitimate. In order for the United States to grow as an empire it must secure points of interest such as Atlantic and Pacific Islands, for naval bases and market enterprises. The tactics in which were used towards the citizens of those islands were not legitimate. The United States forcefully omitted their foreign rights and enforced American values upon the islanders.
The speech Against Imperialism, was delivered by George Frisbie Hoar in May of 1902, four years after Spain had turned over all claim of Cuba as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, over to the United States after their defeat in the Spanish-American War. Hoar was a republican senator from Massachusetts who was opposed to the imperialism that many believed that America would soon begin to partake in. Hoar argued against the absorption of the Philippines, but lost the fight when President McKinley, also a republican, said that it would be within the duty of the United States to annex the Philippines. Hoar begins his speech by discussing the two different types of sentimentalities that were a part of the debate between 1898 and 1902
San Juan, Puerto Rico G. Paris Peace Treaty 1898- America gets Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam Imperialism – The Debate A. Pro-Imperialism (Sen. Beveridge, Teddy Roosevelt) 1. White Man’s Burden 2. Military Bases 3. Far East Trade and Foreign Markets B. Anti-Imperialism (William J. Bryan, Andrew Carnegie) 1. Un-democratic 2.
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to encourage American Independence. Paine decided to name the title of his novel Common Sense because he believed it was common sense to terminate America’s relationship with Great Britain. Paine believed there was absolutely no benefit from being in a relationship with Great Britain. Taxes, Laws, and Acts were placed upon American’s to provide relief to the British government and help repay damages that occurred during the French and Indian war. Paine believed in American secession from the British and an independent country of their own.
* Among the issues leading to the war was the British impressments of American sailors into the Royal Navy * Federalists - The political party of Alexander Hamilton, which advocated a strong central government and loose interpretation of the Constitution. * Democratic-Republicans - Party of Jefferson, opposed to the Federalists and their program of strong central government and loose interpretation of the Constitution. 1814 Seize of Spanish Florida * General Andrew Jackson took Pensacola and drove out the British force 1846–48 Mexican-American War * United States recognized the existence of a state of war with Mexico. * After the annexation of Texas in 1845, the United States and Mexico failed to resolve a boundary dispute and President Polk said that it was necessary to deploy forces in Mexico to meet a threatened invasion. 1857–58 Utah
gained possession of the Philippines, the Filipinos began a revolt against American rule led by Emilio Aguinaldo The Panama Canal Americans and Europeans had dreamed of building a canal across Central America to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and to eliminate the long and dangerous voyage around South America. Panama was a province of Colombia. In 1903 the U.S. negotiated treaty with Colombia that would allow a canal to built in Panama. However, the treaty was rejected. Therefore Pres.
In 1905 Roosevelt encouraged the Japanese to begin their military expansion onto the Asian continent when the president agreed a secret treaty that allowed Japan to take Korea. Bradley asserts that with this secret and unconstitutional maneuver, Roosevelt inadvertently ignited the problem (Japanese expansionism in Asia) that Franklin Delano Roosevelt would later confront as World War II in Asia The New York Times published a complementary review, writing that "The Imperial Cruise is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt’s presidency." Roosevelt helped the wellbeing of people by passing laws such as The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and The Pure Food and Drug Act. The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 banned misleading labels and preservatives that contained harmful chemicals. The Pure Food and Drug Act banned food and drugs, that are impure or falsely labeled, from being made, sold, and
Federalists vs. Democrat-Republicans Issue Federalists Demorat-Republicans Notes National vs. state governments Favored a strong central government with the power to control commerce, tax, declare war, and make treaties Sought to limit the role of the national government, favoring local control • This issue, never finally settled until the Civil War, was the basic philosophical point of contention between the two parties. French Revolution Opposed the Revolution and opposed American support for the antimonarchy group Supported the popular forces in the French Revolution and favored American assistance • The debt of America to France for its assistance during the American Revolution is seen as due and unpaid