Imperialism's Bitter Fruit

Using the new packet given out on class Tuesday, please read pages 32 - 37 and answer the following 6 questions. Make sure you provide sufficient detail in your answers. Copy and paste them into your blog.

Title: Imperialism's Bitter Fruit Labels: Imperialism, McKinley, TR, Hawaii, S-A_War, Guam, Philippines, Mahan, Navy

Your answers are due by the beginning of class on Nov. 6.


Questions for Epilogue: Imperialism’s Bitter Fruit (pages 32-37)


1. a. After the Spanish were forced out of the Philippines, why did fighting break out between American and Filipino forces?
The Filipino forces believed that they would be granted freedom as soon as the Spanish were out of the country. Once that didnt happen the Filipinos felt betrayed and becan to fight with American forces.


b. How was this a different kind of warfare for American forces?
Instead of them facing organized armies they were participating in guerilla warfare- random attacks on soldiers both brutal and savage.

2. Why were many African-Americans strong critics of the war against Filipino nationalists?
African Americans saw the racism that fueled the war in the Phillipenes. Also the few African Americans that were placed on the front were ill treated and discriminated against just as the were in the u.s.


3. Explain two reasons why the United States lost some of its enthusiasm for imperialism in the early 1900s.

a. Because now that we had the Phillipenes we saw the people beginning to rebel and lives were being lost.

b. Some americans felt that we were more or less babysitting the Phillipenes and not really gaining anything from it.


4. What were the positive effects of American occupation in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
Congress decided to have Puerto Rico and Cuba become U.S territories therefore granting citizenship to all their people.

5. After the Spanish-American War, the United States insisted that Cuba only receive independence after agreeing to several limitations set forth in the Platt Amendment. Four restrictions on Cuban independence set forth in the Platt Amendment were:

a. oversee cuban economy


b. exercize veto power on Cuban foreign policy.


c. inervene when necassary


d. build naval base at guantanomo bay at the southearstern tip of the island

Was the United States justified in making these demands? Explain your reasoning.
I think the U.S was justified to an extent. Placing naval bases is reasonable because it is our territory but foreign policy is not necassary because they are somewhat a sovereign power.

6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? Why or why not?
i believe that the u.s was imperialist because they wanted complete control over the country in question. they wanted it to be an extension of america not just another territory as it turned out to be