SHIPPS- The famous American writer Mark Twain express his opinion about U.S. actions in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War with the following words: “I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate under control) the people of the Philippines. We have gone to conquer, not to redeem (save)…I am opposed to having the (American) eagle put its talons on any other land.” The New York Herald, October 15, 1900 This statement would be helpful in supporting the thesis that Mark Twain believed that U.S. imperialism was wrong U.S. imperialism would bring stable government to the Philippines U.S. imperialism was necessary for the United States to become a world power. U.S. imperialism civilized the people of the Philippines This was the main reason why Americans wanted the Panama built. to open trade with Panama to have a naval base in Latin America to open negotiations with Colombia to cut travel time from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans Which of the following is a POLITICALLY motivated reason for imperialism? a Western nation pursues an imperialist relationship with America in order to secure raw materials for its factories European expansion in the late 19th century happened due to the need for the European capitalist economies to export their surplus capital Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe after 1945 was pursued for security, to protect its nation from another invasion An imperialist nation justifies its control of a new territory by seeking to convert its people to Christianity Which of the following would be an ECONOMIC reason for imperialism? The need for countries to expand in order to protect their borders Industrialized nations taking over non-industrialized nations in order to use their raw materials Industrialized nations taking over non-industrialized nations in order to expand their markets Both B and C None of the above Which of the following would be an example of Moral Diplomacy? The United States aiding a pro-democratic government in Latin America Sending troops to a foreign nation in order to force their leader to resign Sending money to a foreign nation in exchange for opening up trade Declaring war on a neighboring country in order to force their non-democratic government to resign
SHIPPS- The famous American writer Mark Twain express his opinion about U.S. actions in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War with the following words: “I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate under control) the people of the Philippines. We have gone to conquer, not to redeem (save)…I am opposed to having the (American) eagle put its talons on any other land.” The New York Herald, October 15, 1900 This statement would be helpful in supporting the thesis that Mark Twain believed that U.S. imperialism was wrong U.S. imperialism would bring stable government to the Philippines U.S. imperialism was necessary for the United States to become a world power. U.S. imperialism civilized the people of the Philippines This was the main reason why Americans wanted the Panama built. to open trade with Panama to have a naval base in Latin America to open negotiations with Colombia to cut travel time from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans Which of the following is a POLITICALLY motivated reason for imperialism? a Western nation pursues an imperialist relationship with America in order to secure raw materials for its factories European expansion in the late 19th century happened due to the need for the European capitalist economies to export their surplus capital Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe after 1945 was pursued for security, to protect its nation from another invasion An imperialist nation justifies its control of a new territory by seeking to convert its people to Christianity Which of the following would be an ECONOMIC reason for imperialism? The need for countries to expand in order to protect their borders Industrialized nations taking over non-industrialized nations in order to use their raw materials Industrialized nations taking over non-industrialized nations in order to expand their markets Both B and C None of the above Which of the following would be an example of Moral Diplomacy? The United States aiding a pro-democratic government in Latin America Sending troops to a foreign nation in order to force their leader to resign Sending money to a foreign nation in exchange for opening up trade Declaring war on a neighboring country in order to force their non-democratic government to resign