chapter 18 section 4 critical thinking 3

What do you think were the similarities and differences between Roosevelt's Big Stick policy and Wilson's missionary diplomacy?

• the goal of each of these foreign policies
• how the policies defined the role of US intervention in international affairs
• how the policies were applied.

there were two policies that dealt with the affair of Latin America in the early 20th century. one was the Roosevelt corollary and the other was Wilson's missionary diplomacy. the goal of the corollary was to keep order to Latin America. Roosevelt stated that his policy was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine and he meant for his policy to interfere with European influence in Latin America. the Missionary Diplomacy was meant to not recognize any Latin American country that seemed oppressive, hostile or undemocratic towards the US.

with these two policies, it restricted and defined the international affair of the United States. under the Roosevelt corollary, the US would only intervene with Latin American countries in order to keep order and not chaos. under the Missionary diplomacy, the US would only involve with countries that were not hostile or undemocratic to the United States. the policies were applied to the problems with Latin America.

chapter 18 section 3 critical thinking 4

How was US policies towards China Different toward US policies toward the Philippines? What can you attribute towards the difference?

the US policies were different towards china than they were towards the Philippines. the US owned the Philippines at the time and therefore it was subjected to American laws. this meant that the Philippines were to listen to the US on what they do. also, they were promised independence from the US and never got it. the Filipinos also started a rebellion against the US government that lasted up to three years.

the US policies towards china were different and less severe than the ones toward the Philippines. China was not a US territory, therefore, it was not subjected to its laws and regulations. also, China was obtained by all the major countries in Europe and those countries had set up their spheres of influence, so the United States could not control all of china.

the differences between the policies towards the Philippines and china are based on control. the Philippines were easier to control because they were ruled by the united states and only by them, while china was ruled by different countries.

chapter 18 section 3 critical thinking 3

How did american rule of puerto rico harm Puerto Ricans? How did it help Puerto Ricans? do you think the benefits outweigh the harmful effects? why or why not?



after the Spanish american war, the spanish territories were given to the united states. one of these territories was the island of Puerto rico. the ruling of puerto rico by the United States bothe helped and harmed the people of the country. some Harms to the island was that it was taken over during the Spanish American war. another harm to the country was that it was used for a military base during hte Spanish American war.

some benefits towards the island of Puerto Rico were the ctizenship of the Puerto Ricans, and the creation of its government. the Citizenship allowed the people of Puerto Rico to be protected by American laws and the power ot the costitution. The creation of the government allows the puerto ricans to choose who they wanted to run their country.

the Benefits of the rule of puerto rico outweigh the harm of puerto rico. the people of Puerto Rico have the benefits of being a US citizen allowing then easy passage to and from the United States. Also, they are protected by the United States without being a state. however they cannot vote and are subjected to the draft.

chapter 18 section 2 critical thinking 5

what do you think were the unstated editorial policies of yellow journalism?

• James Creelman's account of Spanish atrocities against the cubans


• Hearst remark to remington


• the journal headline about the explosion of the battleship Maine

during the time before the Spanish American war, there were many newspapers participating in yellow journalism. Yellow journalism was a style of writing that exaggerated the truth as a way to encourage people to buy the paper. there were two newspapers that were famous for this use at this time: they were the New York Journal, and the New York World. yellow journalism really had no policies to it so the companies could over exaggerate the truth as much as they wanted. three great examples of this at the time were the Creelman accounts, the use of Remington by Hearst, and the news coverage of the explosion of the Maine.

James Creelman was a reporter who was sent down to Cuba to report the state of the people of Cuba. what he reported was overly exaggerated. some exampled of this were that "American citizens were imprisoned and slain without cause...blood on the roadsides, blood in the fields, blood on the doorsteps..." (PG. 552). Creelman also described the Spanish as poisoning the Cuban wells and throwing Cuban children to be eaten by the sharks.

another example of a lack of editorial policies were the paintings by the artist Frederic Remington. He was sent to Cuba to paint the carnage and crime. he claimed that there was no war and Hearst said to make it up. the final account of failed editorial policies was the reporting of the expolison of the U.S.S. Maine. the newspapers reported the attacks and a deliberate offensive agaisnt the united states. the news papers were even offering reward for the person who turned in the attacker of the warship.

chapter 18 section 1 critical thinking 5

In the following passage, how does Indiana senator Albert J Beveridge explain the need for the US to acquire new territories?
“Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours…we will establish trading posts throughout the world as distributing points for American products…great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade.”

Albert J Beveridge sees the US’s purpose for acquiring new territories as a way to trade even further with the world. He sees it as a way to spread the thoughts and ideas of the country of America. the people of the world will recognize the unted states as a global power and wil respect the flying o f our flag. anothe point that Beveridge might have made ws with the trade of the world being ours. he thinks thar if the United States expands its territories and its reign over other areas, then the world will trade with us. the world will buy products made from the United States and use them to theri own advantage. the US will expand even more and grow to become a great trade power of the world.

chapter 18 section 1 critical thinking 3

Manifest destiny greatly influenced American policy during the 1st half of the century. How do you think manifest destiny set the stage for American imperialism at the end of the century?

Manifest destiny was a thought used by white pioneers. It stated that it was their right to take the land. In the turn of the last century, America has used imperialism. Imperialism is the policy in which stronger governments extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories and nations. The United States used imperialism to gain territories in the pacific and Caribbean. The idea of manifest destiny could have applied to the gain of these territories because the United states government thought that tit was right for the US to take theses territories and add them as our own. As a result of this, the United States gained the territories of the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Another way that manifest destiny could have set the stage for American imperialism was the way it also promoted the desire for natural resources for the country. The US wanted a stronger military that was based all over the world.

China again

China has undergone a great amount of economic change. The Chinese government has obtained United States software censorware. Four California companies gave this software to china. These censorware technologies were used to censor even more of china’s Internet network. Another thing is the rapid boost in china’s economy since they embraced foreign trade. It has grown to be one of the top trade exporters in the world. In a down tone to China, they have recalled their lipstick containers, which they exported. These were recalled due to traces of lead found in the tubes. Also, china has recalled over 20 million of their toys also due to traces of lead paint found in the toys.