Men in the Philippines

the contenders for land owned in various locations in the world such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The events held never took place in the U.S., but the opposing countries. In his speech “The paralyzing Influence of Imperialism”, William Jennings Bryan contends the thought of America becoming an imperial power, and whether or not the United States should permanently hold the Philippine Islands. Theodore Roosevelt in his speech “The Strenuous Life” argues that the people of the…

Exam 2 Chp.22 In the late 1800’s the United States commence to gain possession of territories. American expansionists who promoted imperial expansion were men such as, Senators Henry Cabot, Henry Calbot Lodge, naval captain Alfred Mahan and a familiar figure, Theodore Roosevelt. Mahan, a western imperialist believed that a stronger and expanding navy will develop America’s economy and influence Sea Power. Roosevelt supported Mahan theory and was a strong Imperialist. One method Mahan envisioned…

effect that it has today. The first topic is the Spanish American War that when we want more power people fought for land at that and we want the resources and money but that made a huge war. The effect is that we got the Philippines, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico. The Philippines that almost starts a war because they wanted to be there own so there was a rebellion we let them cuba we just just help them become free. Panama we built a canal through it which took ten years to complete it and…

It’s blue background and white font color eye catching; easy to see for travellers. Numerous aisles of airlines’ baggage check-in counters were lined in rows according to different countries, from Philippine Airlines’ destinations of Kuala Lumpur to Greece, or Cebu Pacific’s Malaysia to Columbia, the rows looked never ending. Tourists had faces of instant vexation over the long lines, they were either late or too early. There was noise everywhere. From…

proclaimed this to a church delegation, probably occupied by a majority of white Anglo-Saxon protestant men and women, as they are most likely to support his motivation and Christian initiative (Intended Audience, Document 3). This showed the heavy emphasis American’s national identity at that time placed on Christianity. Future President Theodore Roosevelt also upheld the decision to annex the Philippines, using the reasoning that if America were not to take up leadership after Spanish rule,…

Thesis Statement: In the “Gender Issues and Pro Women Labor Laws in the Work Place” opinion piece by Atty. Josephus Jimenez, Atty. Jimenez thinks pro-women advocates should stop pushing pro-women labor laws through legislation. In the article, although he committed mistakes by using unfair statements, and by committing the red herring fallacy, he is successful in supporting the arguments of his article with factual evidence. The Bias Solutions of Gender Inequality: An Article Critique of Atty.…

and allowing the United States to purchase the Philippines from Spain for twenty million dollars, was established(“Treaty of Paris Ends Spanish-American War”). While this was a great thing for America, two-hundred fifty million dollars and thousands of live were taken because of the war(“The World of 1898: The Spanish American War”). While this is bad, the Americans were not the only to lose lives and money. During the fight against the Philippines, the Spanish lost four hundred lives and six to…

After the Civil War, white supremacy was a guiding principle which gained much popularity through former slave-owners, the Klu Klux Klan, and the government's regulation of Blacks, Chinese immigrants, Native American Indians, and the Philippines. White supremacy is imbedded in American history as a historical phenomenon because of the repetition of whites craving power. White people of the past have thought that they are the only race that is capable of running the world and they have gone to…

Becky Hussing Julio R. Firpo, M.A. AMH2020-US History, 1877 to Present 2 February 2016 Reflection Paper 1- Manifest Destiny Within the following are my analysis of both McKinley’s Philippines speech and Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”. I have provided my interpretations of both sources as well as my opinions of their meanings and effect on us as a nation and society. Both sources provided for this assignment provided an insight to the social and political agenda’s to capitalize…

America had remained isolated for most of its existence, until the end of the 19th century. During that time, European nations had taken imperialistic action in Africa and Asia; they seized territories, established colonies, promoted economic exploitation, racial superiority, and Christian evangelism. Supported by the theory of Social Darwinism and ethnocentrism, English-speaking races believed it was their destiny to dominate the globe and transform institutions, traditions, languages…