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Name: ___________ Hour: _____ Imperialism Best Choice Debate In the 1890s America was divided and the division surrounded the question of imperialism. The country was polarized between the contradicting views of America’s newest frontier: Expansionism or Anti-imperialism. The SpanishAmerican War raised the attention given to this debate. Politicians, newspapers, journalists, and average Americans had to engage themselves and form an opinion. For this assignment you will be asked to do the same. Use your text, notes, the web, and any other sources to help form your stance on the US intervention of the Cuban Revolution of the late 1890s. Identify a source that supports both the Expansionist opinion and an additional source that supports the Anti-Imperialist opinion. On Thursday I will assign you to argue as either an Expansionist or an Anti-Imperialist. 1. Have your arguments for each perspective defined and sourced for tomorrow’s debate. Arguments may be typed (highly encouraged) or written on notebook paper. EXAMPLE: a. ARUGMENT: As an Expansionist, America must prove to the rest of the world that we are not solely an industrial power. The United States should use this opportunity to intervene in the Cuban Revolution and “…show our strength ambition, interest, land hunger, pride, and the mere joy of fighting” a. SOURCE: (Washington Post Editorial 1898) to Spain and the rest of the world. b. ARGUMENT: As an Anti-Imperialist, America must remain independent to the Cuban Revolution. The economic imperial motives of the expansionists are no different than that of Spain. "We demand the immediate cessation of the war against liberty, begun by Spain and continued by us.” a. SOURCE:(Presidents Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison). **After reading about both perspectives, what is your personal opinion? Are you an Expansionist OR Anti-Imperialist? c. ARUGMENT(s): As an Expansionist… a. SOURCE(s): d. ARGUMENT(s): As an Anti-Imperialist… a. SOURCE(s): **After reading about both perspectives, what is your personal opinion? Are you an Expansionist OR Anti-Imperialist?