5 Justifications
Philippines
Hawai'i
Native Americans
Writing Mechanics
100
Which justification does this image show?
Manifest Destiny
100
What country had colonized the Philippines prior to US involvement?
Spain
100
What was the land/place that the US wanted to lease from Hawai'i?
Pearl Harbor
100
What was the name of the longest running related wars in US history?
American Indian Wars
100
What are the two things an intro paragraph needs?
Background information & thesis statement
200
Give an example of Hard Power and an example of Soft Power. (Need both to get the points.)
Many possible answers.
Hard power = military force or strong economic force
Soft power = diplomatic or cultural influence
200
What is the name of the famous US author who strongly opposed imperialism?
Mark Twain
200
What was the name of the treaty that gave the US access to Pearl Harbor? (include the year)
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875
200
Explain what was meant by "Kill the Indian, Save the Man."
Belief that Native Americans should lose their culture in order to become more like mainstream Americans and to "improve" their lives.
200
What should be the FIRST sentence in your conclusion?
Your thesis statement (doesn't need to be exactly the same words as the original).
300
The desire to conquer Native American territories in order to take control of the land and resources best fits with which of the 5 justifications?
Economic Expansion
300
What event pushed the US to go to war with Spain?
The (accidental) destruction of the USS Maine off of Cuba.
300
What event in the 1860s increased US demand for Hawaiian sugar?
The Civil War
300
Who created the most famous American Indian Residential School?
Richard Pratt
300
What should be the FIRST sentence in each body paragraph?
Topic sentence
400
The belief of some teachers in American Indian Boarding Schools that Native American students were incapable of learning and would never achieve at the same level as White students best reflects which of the 5 justifications?
Social Darwinism
400
What was the deal the US made with Spain to end Spanish rule in the Philippines? (What did both sides get?)
Spain agreed to surrender to the US (instead of the Filipinos), US gave Spain $20 million.
400
Between 1875 and 1935, over ____ thousand people migrated to Hawai'i to work on sugar plantations.
337
400
What were three problems with American Indian Residential Schools?
Many possible answers.
Students were abused, students were cut off from their families, many schools did not provide proper education, many schools required students to perform labor, high rates of disease and death, etc.
400
What should be the LAST sentence in each body paragraph?
A concluding/summarizing sentence. NOT a transition sentence!
500
Who wrote the poem encouraging US involvement in the Philippines titled "The White Man's Burden"?
Bonus 100: What nationality was this author?
Rudyard Kipling
Bonus 100: English/British
500
The Philippines (and Hawai'i) were annexed as a result of the Spanish American War. Name one other Spanish colony that became a US territory as a result of this war.
Puerto Rico or Guam
500
Hawai'i was annexed in part due to military concerns. Give three supporting pieces of evidence.
Many possible answers.
Use of Pearl Harbor as a natural protected naval base
Hawai'i was a strategic location from which to send troops to Asia
Hawai'i could be a buffer zone against Asia
Concerns about Japanese expansionism in the Pacific
etc
500
What was the name of the program in which Native American students would leave the boarding schools to work low-income jobs?
Outing program
500
Write a complete thesis statement for this prompt:
Is Oahu the best place to live?
Many possible answers.
Oahu is/isn't the best place to live because... 1, 2, 3.
600
Finish the thesis statement:
Economic Expansionism was a key driver of US imperialism as seen by........
Many potential responses.
US seizing of Native American lands and resources, sugar market and international trade in Hawaii, access to markets in the Philippines and other colonies, purchase of land in Panama for Panama Canal...
600
Write a thesis statement. Include three main points.
Prompt: What did the US gain from colonizing the Philippines?
Many possible answers.
The US gained... a base in Asia, access to new markets, a sense of moral superiority from having "liberated" the Filipinos, a defeated Spain/international rival, opportunity to show off its military strength on an international stage...
600
a) How did some in the US characterize Queen Liliuokalani and the Hawaiian monarchy in order to justify annexation?
b) Which of the 5 justifications does this most relate to?
a) Unfit to rule, uncivilized, immoral, etc
b) The White Man's Burden (US has a "duty" to "civilize" Hawaii by replacing its government with a "better" one)
600
Explain a) What is the "White Man's Burden" and b) How does it relate to what happened with Native Americans?
a) The idea that White people had a "duty" to "uplift" or "civilize" non-White people, even if it was difficult
b) ex: The creation of American Indian Residential Schools were an attempt to "civilize" Native American youth
600
Write a full SECOND body paragraph for the thesis:
"Cell phones should be banned in schools because their presence opens up opportunities for cyber bullying, they are a distraction to learning, and they encourage helicopter or overbearing parenting."
Many potential responses.
Responses should address the second point ("they are a distraction to learning") and should include a topic sentence, evidence, explanation of the evidence, and concluding sentence.