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U.S. Becomes a World Power |
McKinley's Foreign Policy Closing Activity 2 |
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(Note: I did not leave room for you to answer all questions on this paper -- use your own paper and refer to this one for the questions.) |
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1) I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail. It became inevitable; a) What did McKinley do to avert the war? b) Was the war really inevitable? Why or why not? * |
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2) It imposed upon us obligations from which we cannot escape and from which it would be dishonorable to seek escape. a) What do you think these obligations are? b) Could we escape those obligations if we wanted to? How? What would be the result? * |
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3) We are now at peace with the world, and it is my fervent prayer that if differences arise between us and other powers they may be settled by peaceful arbitration and that hereafter we may be spared the horrors of war. a) In the investigation of the First Inaugural Address, we asked what you thought McKinley would do if the United States were to get into a conflict with another country. Answer this question again based on this quote and everything else you have learned. * |
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4) It has, however, provided an army to enable the Executive [the President] to suppress insurrection, restore peace, give security to the inhabitants, and establish the authority of the United States throughout the archipelago. a) Is American authority the appropriate way to give security to the Filipinos? b) What is "peace?" What will the United States have to do to achieve peace? c) What will happen when we achieve peace? * |
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5) The settled purpose, long ago proclaimed, to afford the inhabitants of the islands self-government as fast as they were ready for it will be pursued with earnestness and fidelity. a) Who determines when the Filipinos are ready for self-government? b) What will constitute readiness for self-government? c) What are other possible purposes for keeping the Philippines? * |
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6) Our countrymen should not be deceived. We are not waging war against the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands. A portion of them are making war against the United States. a) Who is waging war against whom? b) What is McKinley's purpose for making this statement? c) Read this description below (from the Filipino perspective) on the difference in viewpoints on the Philippine-American conflict. Is this a legitimate criticism? What is the difference between a war and an insurrection/rebellion? Why is the difference significant? * |
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Philippine Insurrection? Ouuuccccch. The Americans viewed the fighting as an insurrection, not a war. Hence, Americans refer to this episode as the Philippine Insurrection, not the Philippine-American War. The Spanish-American conflict that lasted only three months, is referred to as the Spanish-American War. But the Philippine-American conflict officially lasted three years and is known only as the Philippine Insurrection by America. The Filipino Americans (From 1763 to the Present): Their History, Culture, & Traditions, Veltisezar B. Bautista |
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