Imperialism Document Based Questions

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The two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted into the light of the highest Christian civilization, are, first, a pure, spiritual Christianity, and, second, civil liberty....It follows then, that the Anglo-Saxon, as the great representative of these two ideas, the depository of these two great blessings, sustains peculiar relations to the world's future, is divinely commissioned to be, in a peculiar sense, his brother's keeper. - Josiah Strong, on imperialism and the Spanish-American War, 1885 1. Based on the document, explain why Josiah Strong supported American imperialism.

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My people, about forty thousand in number, have in no way been consulted by those who claim the right to destroy the independence of Hawaii. [The] treaty ignores, not only the civic rights of mu people, but, further, the hereditary property of their chiefs. [The] treaty ignores, all treaties made by sovereigns with other and friendly powers, and it is therby in violation of international law. Source: Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaiis Story 2. Use the document to explain Queen Liliuokalanis arguments against annexation.

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3. How is the Dominican Republic portrayed? What does this suggest about American opinion of Latin Americans?

4. According to the cartoon, how did the Monroe Doctrine prevent European intervention in Latin America?