1. a. After the Spanish were forced out of the Philippines, why did fighting break out between American and Filipino forces?
The Filipinos had assumed that they would be granted independence after the departure of the Spanish, but U.S. troops had orders to establish control over the islands.
b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
Because the Filipioes thought that they were for their independence.
2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?
Because they thought that they could get away from the racism by being in the war but instead were still discriminated in the Philipines.
3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.
a. Imperialism would increase war and conflict around the world.
b. They were ruining their image in the 1900s by still fighting with the Philipines.
4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
The Cubans could had U.S. citizenship and America got the island Guam which also got U.S. citizenship.
5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:
Gave America:
a. Right to oversee the Cuban economy
b.exercise veto power over Cuban foreign policy
c.Intervene whenever necessary
d. Allowed to build a naval base on the southeastern tip of the island
Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
"For the protection of life, property, and individual liberty."
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?
Yes because they got many new countries which they had power over.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Spanish-American War
I FORGOT TO POST IT YESTERDAY AND HAD ONLY SAVED IT SORRY!
1. What connections did the U.S. have to Cuba in the late 1800s? List at least two.
The U.S. needed Cuba as one of its primary trading markets.
Also $50 million of Americas money was from Cuba because of the island's sugar industry.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
Lacked adequate food, housing, and sanitation. Disease and starvation took a terrible toll, killing many thousands.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a.The newspapers swaying the vote of the public against Spain.
b.The Spanish ambassador insulted President McKinley in Letter de Lome.
c.The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
I believe that the newspapers were the main reason because they were the ones swaying the public so much and the public had a lot of a say because the people at higher powers want to be on the side of the public and so they would do what they can do to please them.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
That the US didn't have a want in controlling Cuba after the war was over.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
Because it caught the Spanish by surprise when they were expecting the majority of the war to be faught in Cuba.
7. Dewey’s victory in the battle in Manila sparked an outpouring of pride in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
Because they could just get supplies from Florida which is close to Cuba.
9. a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
To elevate the status of blacks in the US.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were denied the promotion into the officer corps.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a.Because the Americans were racists against the Blacks which looked like the Cubans, Puerto Ricans and the Filipinos.
b. Because the racial stereotypes of the day made it seem that these countries could be a force for progress.
1. What connections did the U.S. have to Cuba in the late 1800s? List at least two.
The U.S. needed Cuba as one of its primary trading markets.
Also $50 million of Americas money was from Cuba because of the island's sugar industry.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
Lacked adequate food, housing, and sanitation. Disease and starvation took a terrible toll, killing many thousands.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a.The newspapers swaying the vote of the public against Spain.
b.The Spanish ambassador insulted President McKinley in Letter de Lome.
c.The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
I believe that the newspapers were the main reason because they were the ones swaying the public so much and the public had a lot of a say because the people at higher powers want to be on the side of the public and so they would do what they can do to please them.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
That the US didn't have a want in controlling Cuba after the war was over.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
Because it caught the Spanish by surprise when they were expecting the majority of the war to be faught in Cuba.
7. Dewey’s victory in the battle in Manila sparked an outpouring of pride in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
Because they could just get supplies from Florida which is close to Cuba.
9. a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
To elevate the status of blacks in the US.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were denied the promotion into the officer corps.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a.Because the Americans were racists against the Blacks which looked like the Cubans, Puerto Ricans and the Filipinos.
b. Because the racial stereotypes of the day made it seem that these countries could be a force for progress.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Imperialism: The Origins of a Global Power
1. Why did American plantation owners and U.S. Marines topple Hawaii’s queen in 1893? Why was Hawaii considered to be a valuable prize? What was President Grover Cleveland’s reaction? Do you agree or disagree with his quote on page 1?
Because they wanted complete control over Hawaii. Hawaii had rich soil which was good for growing tropical fruits and then was also in the center of the Pacific Ocean. President Cleveland's reaction was to withdraw the treaty. I disagree with the quote because he says it like the Hawaiian people needed the help of the US however they didn't.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed American in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
Immigration- Population growth and economic expansion
Urban Growth- Brought more people jobs however it also brought about overburdened transportation systems, inadequate sanitation, rising crime, substandard housing, and political corruption.
Trade- America was making more products than the consumers wanted and so they therefore used exportation to other countries.
Depression- They had businesses going bankrupt and made the workers realize how vulnerable they were in an economy based on industry and manufacturing.
Frontier- With redendency on immigrant labor combining with a disdain for the people preforming that labor it made the American people realize the need for change.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
The business owners were the ones hit the hardest which left and even deeper division which made the workers more angry and lead the people to strikes. Then that just made the owners more afraid because they were afraid that if they gave the workers what they wanted they would be stuck in case of another economic depression.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?
Americans believed that America's resourcefulness, bravery, pragmatism, ingenuity, individualism, egalitarianism, and patriotism were closely tied to their concept of the people of the westen frontier. Many thought that if America no longer had the frontier they would lose all of these traits.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
Because Europe's proactive approach to imperialism that might shut down America's ability of out of international trade opprunitys.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?
Expansion would help the US gain greater political power.
Imperialists toight that they could justify their ideas was to call upon a set of pseudo-scientific theories.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today?
To justify the following of Darwinism applied the same principles in an effort to chart the social and economic progress of different groups of people. No they aren't used today.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
To bring about world peace.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.
One is because they were stops for steamships and also because they were key for growing cirtin crops that could not be grown in the US.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?
He was concerned that Europien nations would take control of Latin American markets before the US had the chance to get involved. He invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
Because they wanted complete control over Hawaii. Hawaii had rich soil which was good for growing tropical fruits and then was also in the center of the Pacific Ocean. President Cleveland's reaction was to withdraw the treaty. I disagree with the quote because he says it like the Hawaiian people needed the help of the US however they didn't.
2. Identify five important changes that transformed American in the nineteenth century. How did these five changes affect Americans?
Immigration- Population growth and economic expansion
Urban Growth- Brought more people jobs however it also brought about overburdened transportation systems, inadequate sanitation, rising crime, substandard housing, and political corruption.
Trade- America was making more products than the consumers wanted and so they therefore used exportation to other countries.
Depression- They had businesses going bankrupt and made the workers realize how vulnerable they were in an economy based on industry and manufacturing.
Frontier- With redendency on immigrant labor combining with a disdain for the people preforming that labor it made the American people realize the need for change.
3. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
The business owners were the ones hit the hardest which left and even deeper division which made the workers more angry and lead the people to strikes. Then that just made the owners more afraid because they were afraid that if they gave the workers what they wanted they would be stuck in case of another economic depression.
4. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America’s national character?
Americans believed that America's resourcefulness, bravery, pragmatism, ingenuity, individualism, egalitarianism, and patriotism were closely tied to their concept of the people of the westen frontier. Many thought that if America no longer had the frontier they would lose all of these traits.
5. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
Because Europe's proactive approach to imperialism that might shut down America's ability of out of international trade opprunitys.
6. What policy did expansionists say would ensure the economic success of the United States? What did imperialists say?
Expansion would help the US gain greater political power.
Imperialists toight that they could justify their ideas was to call upon a set of pseudo-scientific theories.
7. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism? How were these pseudo-scientific theories used to justify racist policies and imperialism? Are they still used today?
To justify the following of Darwinism applied the same principles in an effort to chart the social and economic progress of different groups of people. No they aren't used today.
8. What did many Protestant churches say was America’s role in the world?
To bring about world peace.
9. Why did the United States become involved in several Latin American nations in the nineteenth century? Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and other Latin American nations.
One is because they were stops for steamships and also because they were key for growing cirtin crops that could not be grown in the US.
10. Why was the United States concerned about British involvement in Venezuela? What concept did U.S. Secretary of State Richard Olney invoke in response?
He was concerned that Europien nations would take control of Latin American markets before the US had the chance to get involved. He invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Spanish-American War (1898)
Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
1. American business owners- They wanted to have Cuba go down and by that they wanted Spanish to win and were angered when the Cubans burnt down their fields.
2. José Martí- He organized an outbreak of the Cubans against the spanish which angered the Spanish.
3. Valeriano Weyler- By sparking an interest from the Americans by putting the Cubans into concentration camps and killing thousands of Cubans.
4. Yellow journalism- Used to get the readers of top newspapers hooked and informed then of what was happening and spike their interest in the matters in Cuba and the Spanish.
5. De Lôme letter- It angered the American citizens when they heard about it because they were very angry that the Spanish president would do that to their president.
6. U.S.S. Maine- The Americans thought that the Spanish had blown up one of their naval ships and were very angered and that was the last straw which lead them to battle with Spain.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba- It became free.
8. Puerto Rico- Part of the United States.
9. Guam- Part of the United States.
10. Philippine Islands- Was bought by the United States from Spain for $20 Million.
1. American business owners- They wanted to have Cuba go down and by that they wanted Spanish to win and were angered when the Cubans burnt down their fields.
2. José Martí- He organized an outbreak of the Cubans against the spanish which angered the Spanish.
3. Valeriano Weyler- By sparking an interest from the Americans by putting the Cubans into concentration camps and killing thousands of Cubans.
4. Yellow journalism- Used to get the readers of top newspapers hooked and informed then of what was happening and spike their interest in the matters in Cuba and the Spanish.
5. De Lôme letter- It angered the American citizens when they heard about it because they were very angry that the Spanish president would do that to their president.
6. U.S.S. Maine- The Americans thought that the Spanish had blown up one of their naval ships and were very angered and that was the last straw which lead them to battle with Spain.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba- It became free.
8. Puerto Rico- Part of the United States.
9. Guam- Part of the United States.
10. Philippine Islands- Was bought by the United States from Spain for $20 Million.
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