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Questions For Class Discussion
Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 27:
Empire and Expansion, 1890 - 1909
- What were the causes and consequences
of the Spanish-American War? Did the results of the war (particularly the
acquisition of the Philippines) flow from the nature of the war, or were they
unexpected?
- How was American expansionism overseas
similar to previous continental expansion westward, and how was it different?
- Was the taking of Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and the Philippines really a violation of fundamental American ideals of self-government
and democracy?
- What were the elements of idealism
and realism in American expansionism in the 1890s? How have
Americans incorporated both of these seemingly contradictory philosophies
in their foreign policy?
- 5Why
was the Philippine-American War such a brutal affair, and why is it not as
well remembered as the less costly Spanish-American War?
- 6Did
Roosevelt more often speak softly or use the big stick?
Was his approach to foreign policy aggressive or simply energetic?
- 7How
did the Roosevelt Corollary distort the Monroe Doctrine? What were the consequences
of the Roosevelt Corollary for American relations with Latin America?
- 8Was
the United States essentially acting as a white, Western imperialist
power, or did American democratic ideals substantially restrain the imperialist
impulse?
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