Teddy Roosevelt and William Mckinley were supporters of the idea that the U.S had no choice but to annex the Philippines. In Albert J. Beveridge, “The March of the Flag” campaign speech comments that if we did not take over the Philippines, Germany, England, and Japan would have consumed them for themselves (paragraph 3). Religious reasons also played a role in validating the annexation. For instance, GOD said so (“manifest destiny”). On the contrary, the Filipinos were already a Christian group of people.…
One company that has adopted foundational global standards is Patagonia. Patagonia’s global standards come from its founder Yvon Chounard. Patagonia is concerned about the environment and for over the last 20 years has pledged 1% of sales to the preservation of the natural environment. Mr. Chounard also started the non-profit corporation “1% For the Planet” to get other businesses to join Patagonia. Patagonia shifted it cotton clothing to be made only from 100% organic cotton to reduce the footprint of pesticides and pollution of the soil.…
Many other issues brought the subject of annexation up again rapidly. February 15, 1898, the Battleship Maine was blown up in the Havana harbor in Cuba. The Spanish-American war, which was battled in the Philippine islands, created an important value of the Hawaiian Islands as a mid-pacific fueling station and naval installment. Congress acknowledged a proposition to annex Hawaiian Islands…
In the spring and summer of 1898, America went to war with Spain because of how terrible the Cubans were being treated by their Spanish masters. The Americans were victorious since the Spanish were defeated, Spanish colonies including the Philippines were acquired by the Americans. However one question remained and was debated throughout America, should America annex the Philippines, eventually America decided to annex the Philippines. The United States should not annex the Philippines because it is hypocritical and morally wrong. The Americans annexing the Philippines would eventually cause the Filipinos to rebel against America.…
Spanish American not oppose Spanish American war will not oppose to the United States by the Spanish colonies. Spanish American war, United States won in 1898 as the result of winning we got Spain’s colonies that was in the Philippines. United States should not claim the Philippines and let them have their independence. This argument is from Document B and Document C. Documents C, show unfit for self-government they would be soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain was. “It was not clear whether they had come to liberate or occupy the Filipino” (Document C).…
After the Spanish-American War, the United States had possession of the Philippines. This created a divide in the United States about whether to keep the Philippines for its commercial value or to allow the Philippines to become independent. The purpose of the document, The Taste of Empire by Albert J. Beveridge, is to write a disquisition on how essential it is for America to monopolize the Philippines and continue to preserve it. He addresses to the audience of labourers and farmers to show the benefits those groups would enjoy, such as; better wages, and higher prices for produce.…
Political leaders such as President William McKinley made accusations that after they "prayed to Almighty God for light and guidance (Doc 3)" it was revealed that the U.S must annex the Philippines in order to "educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them...by God's grace (Doc 3). " Politicians, in need to unify American…
Not only does the bald eagle symbolize America, but it also signifies taking other countries under our wing. Towards the beginning of 1898, America and Spain went to war in Cuba due to poor treatment of the Cuban people. America started to be seen as one of the most powerful countries in the world. Across the Pacific Ocean, eleven thousand soldiers marched into the capital of the Philippines, Manila. The United States had three choices in regards to the Philippines, and we decided to annex them.…
He set out to make the United States not only a great country, but a global power. After the Spanish-American War, the United States gained the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. They also established a territory over Cuba and annexed Hawaii. " 'I wish to see the United States then dominant power on the Pacific Ocean, ' Roosevelt wrote in 1900" (Beale 50). Roosevelt sought to establish a powerful defense for the United States to avoid conflicts with other countries; therefore, he acted aggressively regarding foreign affairs and a Navy.…
Unit 1 Discussion Thread How did prejudice and discrimination affect the development of sociology in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Grading Rubric: Required Discussion Elements Point Value Thoroughly responded to each topic/question in initial post 25 Proper citation of the material. 5 Respond to 2 classmates. (10 points each) 20 No spelling or grammar errors.…
The United States won control over Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish-American War was over, Spain had surrendered the remainder of its overseas colonial empire to the United States. Even though Puerto Ricans were not considered citizens of the United States till 1917 with the Jones Act some say that “Puerto Ricans have been ‘born in the U.S.A’ since 1898.” (Nieto, 515) Once the United States had control over Puerto Rico, they had to decide the relationship with them and in 1952 they establish the status as a commonwealth. Puerto Rico gained its own Constitution and although they can organize their local government how they want to, Congress power over the U.S territory did not change or decreased. Once this relationship was established…
Contrary to popular belief in America, the framers of the constitution did not establish a democratic system of government. The utmost that can be said is the framers established a government of, by, and for white males who owned a fairly substantial amount of property. Blacks and Indians were excluded from participation, as well as all women. It was not until the reforms of the Jacksonian Era, during the 1820’s and 1830’s that the states removed property qualifications for voting and holding public office.…
“With the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in February of 1898 signaling the start of the Spanish American war, establishing a mid-pacific fueling station and naval base became a strategic imperative for the United States. The Hawaiian Islands were the clear choice, and this time congress moved to annex the Hawaiian Islands.” (Hawaii Annexation) The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by joint resolution on July 12, 1898. Queen Liliuokalani greatly protested the annexation.…
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S., but it made them pay twenty-million dollars for the Philippines. America did not mind paying the money since their thoughts were that of gaining a closer step towards Asia. The location of the Philippines made it the perfect stepping stone towards more economic advances with Asia. Puerto Rico and Guam were made part of the United States as territories. The United States had come out of this war victorious and as a power player.…
The Spanish-American War of 1898 made the world recognize the United States as a dominant power. This hard fault battle that proceeded for about ten weeks resulted in a victory for the United States, defeating the once powerful Spanish military. In result the United States got to govern Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. Cuba, unlike the other three countries that were under the power of the United states, were able to become and independent nation. This war was started by the overall idea of cause and effect, which were the immediate causes, the underlying causes, and the effect/result of the war as a whole.…