Imperialism

Essay questions:

1. Consider each of the following as a cause of the Spanish-American War in 1898:
   1. public opinion
   2. yellow journalism
   3. business interests
   4. strategic interests

Which do you consider the key cause of war?  Why?

1. Rank the following in terms of their ability to explain American interests in “imperialism” at the end of the nineteenth century:

1. racial theories
2. international rivalry
3. trading interests
4. religious humanitarianism

            Justify your ranking.

3. What do you consider the most important domestic and foreign-policy consequences of the Spanish-American War?  Why?

4. Define the fundamental assumption of the Roosevelt Corollary.  Do you accept it?  Why or why not?

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