1. There were different arguments made by the American Anti-Imperialists. They were worried that the Philippines would undermine American labor. Others feared that American character would be corrupted because of the brutality of the war. They also argued that adding people of color would undermine the purity and supremacy; that the American constitution was only meant for certain races and could not extend to the Filipinos.
2. The benefits of Imperialism are patriotism, commerce and destiny. All these appealed to American greatness.
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4. The USS Maine was ordered to Havana harbor to keep American citizens safe. On February 15, the Maine exploded. Americans immediately accused Spain without any proof. This led to the United States to declare war in Cuba.
5. The Spanish-American War of 1898 was a war between the …show more content…
The Platt Amendment which was passed in 1901 had conditions in which Cuba had to follow in order to remove United States troops after the war. The amendment stated that Cuba could not make a treaty with another nation without first going through the U.S. and Cuba had to grant a naval base to the United States.
8. Dollar Diplomacy by President Taft sought to use funds to serve American diplomatic goals, gather profits for American financiers and to make changes in less developed countries.
9. The major reasons that the U.S. entered the European War in 1917 was because Germany authorized boat commanders to sink all ships that they believed was helping the British. The first ship to go down was Housatonic (American cargo ship), the Germans kept sinking American ships and also the passengers in them. Also when Zimmermann made a telegram stating that if Mexico joined a military alliance against the United States that Germany would help Mexico recover the territories it had lost. These events sent the U.S. over the edge.
10. The Germans launched the unrestricted submarine warfare in order to attack Britain’s supply shipping and force them to