Thursday, March 10, 2016

Imperialism DBQ

1.  CLICK HERE for a link to the DBQ's.

2.  Answer the scaffolding questions.

3.  Based on the documents, and your knowledge of US History, answer the writing prompt below...

Was imperialism a legitimate, and proper policy for the US to follow at the turn of the 19th Century. 

ALL WORK DUE BEOP, or you must complete with  YOUR HW!!!  

Document 1: 
What do the Anglo-Saxons possess that makes them qualified as “the fittest?”

What action or events is he referring to when he mentions moving down on Mexico, Central and South America? 

What does Strong mean when he mentions “survival of the fittest?” Explain

Document 2 
What three reasons does Mahan give for imperialism?

To what is Mahan referring when he cites “the growing production?


Realizing that Mahan is a naval officer, why is he concerned about our position between two great oceans and two Old Worlds?

Document 3
To whom is McKinley addressing his remarks?

What is ironic about McKinley’s desire to Christianize this former Spanish colony?

Doc. 4: 
To what two historic American documents does Hoar refer?

What does the Declaration of Independence say that supports Hoar? 

Doc 5: 
How did Senator Beveridge justify the policy of imperialism?  

Document 6 
How does Lodge defened Imperialism?  

Who do you think he means when he compares the Filipinos to others “who in a few years will be...unwilling to leave the shelter of the American flag?”

Document 7
What do the Anti-Imperialists fear if we pursue the policy of imperialism?

What are they referencing when they say that all men “are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?”

From where does the phrase that “governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed” come? 

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