Pro+and+anti-imperialism+questions

Group #1 Beginning to 20,000 miles of railway 1) Who wrote you source and what is the context? 2) What is Bevenridge’s view of the American people and their role in the outside world? 3) What does the U.S. have to gain from expansion? 4) What are his justifications for expansion? Group #2 Second paragraph on page 2 through the second paragraph on page three 1) How does Bevenridge view international trade? 2) Why is it so important that the US trade with China? 3) What is his main point about the value of the Philippines? 4) How else does he say the Philippines are valuable? (give specific examples) Group #3 Third paragraph on page three through the end. 1) What is scientific racism? 2) In what ways is it applied here?(give specific examples) 3) How does Bevenridge justify his views that a democratic nation can govern another? Anti-imperialist platform 1) What is the general attitude of this organization towards imperialism? 2) What are some of the reasons the platform highlights for opposing imperialism? 3) How does the platform draw from the tradition of democracy in the United States? 4) What do the Anti-imperialists say about ruling outside territory?