Industrialize The Philippines Dbq Analysis

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Why is it that the nation of freedom finds the will of the people as its greatest foe? In the Imperialistic time of 1870-1914, western countries built their empires by taking over other territories. The United States, previously isolationists, debated partaking in foreign affairs during and after the Spanish-American war of 1989. Originally, Americans helped the Cubans which were rebelling against Spanish control for their independence. After four months, the U.S. won substantially; Americans acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines with the Treaty of Paris. Imperialists wanted to annex the Philippines to sell goods and extract resources to progress industrialization. Although there was a possibility of economic benefit, the United …show more content…

could not rightfully seize the Philippines. McKinley, an imperialist presidential candidate against Bryan, gave a speech to clergymen in 1899. McKinley attributed his will to annex the Philippines to God for guiding him (Document C). At an opposition to those words. Christianity is truly against violence and injustice yet the Filipino people were at crystal clear unrest with not being free. Since McKinley was speaking to clergymen instead of nonreligious individuals, he could have used religion as a way to snatch votes against the anti-imperialist Bryan. In his speech to like-minded citizens of the same political party, Bryan stated that God’s order to preach the gospel “has no Gatling gun attachment” (Document D). At the Democratic National Convention, he knew many people would vote for him as a Democrat; Bryan did not need to be corrupt and lie about his opinion. Beyond this, these words opposed Imperialism as a whole which strongly emphasized military, particularly the Navy. Using force to steal land would further ruin a nation’s image and could hurt existing trade relationships. Promoting unfair power usage only makes light of political machines, monopolies, and other greediness. Progressives could have been discouraged by the government’s lack of care about morality and not strive for it. To preserve its morals since its birth and prevent corruption, America should not have annexed the

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