Tonight's HW

Was America's intervention in the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century motivated more by the desire for economic markets or by the mission of bringing democracy to other regions?

In other words, did the US acquire these territories, and engage in these actions for business, or for expanding democracy. After each of the following items, write a sentence or two explaining why you believe each one is more closely related to markets or mission; did the US get involved because of business, or because of the desire to spread democracy?

Then develop a one paragraph thesis answering the question...

Was America's intervention in the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century motivated more by the desire for economic markets or by the mission of bringing democracy to other regions?

• Entering the Spanish-American War over Cuba
• Taking the Philippines
• The Insular Cases
• Supporting Panama's independence
• The Open Door Policy
• The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy

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