Anglo-Saxonism DBQ

During the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s many countries around the world where competing to become the world’s greatest imperial power. During this period, the world’s view of different raced people where very different from our modern views. America during this period of time believed in many things that made them believe they were superior to others. Many Americans believed in Anglo-Saxonism, which is a belief of white’s superiority over others. Anglo-Saxonism also entailed that whites where to dominate the world. Another belief of American’s during this time was Manifest Destiny; this was a thought of many American’s believing that it was God’s intent for America to take over the world. The believers of Manifest Destiny also saw the Asian Pacific market as a goal for American conquest. A third example of the American mentality during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s was Social Darwinism, this was basically survival of the fittest, if you weren’t strong enough to rule yourself then someone with more power will come dominate your land and control it under their government. The final example of the mentality of Americans during this time is nationalism; this was practiced by many countries and says that your country is superior to all others. This belief also lead to a scramble to obtain colonies outside of one’s country. The U.S. should have annexed the Philippines, because during this time period the beliefs explained above where thought to be accurate, so the U.S. and its people believed that it was their right to annex the Philippines into their own country. Albert J. …show more content…
Beveridge uses the perspective of sociology to support the annexation of the Philippines during a campaign speech he says, “We govern our children without their consent…. Would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, human, civilizing government of this republic to the savage, bloody (Spanish) rule”. (Doc B) this just goes to show how the Americans thought of the Filipinas, Beveridge compares them to the children of our nation in the way that they cannot take care of themselves that is why adults take care of them. Beverridges argument supporting the annexation of the Philippines was the right thing to do because during this stretch of time he, and many others believed that non white people where inferior to all whites and that we needed to step in and take care of them like our own children. Alfred Mahan uses the perspective of politics to support the U.S. …show more content…
annexation of the Philippines when he says, “Undoubtedly under this second head of warlike preparation must come the maintenance of suitable naval stations, in those distant parts of the world to which the armed ship must follow the peaceful vessels of commerce”. (Doc H) this shows that Mahan believed that the U.S. should annex the Philippines in order to construct a naval base on the islands so that the trading ships can safely trade with the Asian market. He supports the argument that the U.S. annexation of the Philippines was the right thing to do, because Alfred, along with Teddy Roosevelt, and many others believed that in order to become a world power we needed to show our military might throughout the world. William McKinley uses the perspective of economics to support the US annexation of the Philippines when he says, “(U.S.) could not turn (the Philippines) over to France