Contrast the arguments of those individuals who supported U.S. control of the Philippine Islands after the end of the Spanish-American War with the arguments of those who opposed American acquisition of the Philippines
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: President McKinley expressed the basic reasons given by those who supported annexation: it was not in the best interest of the United States or the Philippines to let some other country control them or to leave them to themselves. It was the duty of the United States to Christianize and civilize them. Opponents of annexation argued that it would violate American principles of democracy and self-government. They also claimed that the money spent in the Philippines could be better spent on social problems in the United States.
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A) neither nation would continue to pay tribute to the Barbary states. B) both nations would oppose any further European intervention in the Americas. C) the entire Pacific coast from Alaska to the Oregon region was closed to foreign shipping. D) the two nations would jointly occupy the Oregon region.
Under the leadership of Kemal Atatürk, Turkey
a. ceded its Arab territories but remained the spiritual leader of the Muslim world. b. became the first Islamic state in the modern world. c. drove the Allies from Anatolia and became a staunchly secular, modern republic. d. became a successful secular state with its capital in Constantinople, renamed Istanbul. e. restored the Ottoman Empire, which had briefly been dissolved after World War I.
Renaissance Italians had a clear vision as to who they were. How was that vision translated into their daily lives as individuals or as groups?
What will be an ideal response?
Immigration was the most important factor for long-term English colonial population growth.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)