imperialism dbq

Political group that argued that controlling another country was against the ideals of democracy and freedom

• Anti-Imperialist League
• People for Democracy
• Suffragettes
• Rough Riders

This organization formed to fight against American imperialism and the annexation of the Philippines

• Anti-Imperialist League
• Anti-American Coalition
• Know-Nothing Party
• NAFTA

“We hold that the policy known as imperialism is hostile to liberty and tends toward militarism, an evil from which it has been our glory to be free. We regret that it has become necessary in the land of Washington and Lincoln to reaffirm that all men, of whatever race or color, are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We maintain that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. We insist that the subjugation of any people is “criminal aggression” and open disloyalty to the distinctive principles of our Government.” —Platform of the American Anti-Imperialist League, 1899

Which action would the American Anti-Imperialist League most likely consider “criminal aggression”?

• the purchase of Alaska

• declaring war on Spain

• occupying the Philippines

• constructing the Panama Canal

1.  Outrage by some Americans to the U.S. annexation of the Philippines led to

• a.  the Senate's refusal to join the League of Nations
•      American annexation American annexation of Cuba
• a.  the formation of the Anti-Imperialist League
• a.  U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War

If you are opposed  to the gaining of colonies by the U.S. you are called 

• Isolationism 
• Anti-Imperialism 
• Imperialism 
• Nationalism 

One argument made by Anti-Imperialists was:

• imperialism is necessary for global competition
• Imperialism is needed to expand its economic and military power
• Imperialism is not consistent with America's practiced policies of isolationism
• Imperialism is hypocritical to American democratic values

The Anti-Imperialist League was a group that

• fought in both World Wars
• opposed the creation of an American colonial empire
• died in battle while fighting for America
• signed a petition in favor of a law that would ban all treaties

During the late nineteenth century, many anti-imperialists worried that imperialism might threaten United States democratic values by.  

• opening more doors of diplomacy
• considering the needs of native peoples 
• violating fundamental rights, such as self-government 
• establishing protection for weaker countries

What is "Annexation"

• to eat

• To take over a territory

• To give out land

• To fight someone for land

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation