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Senator Beveridge Arguments Against The Platt Amendment

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Senator Beveridge who is for the American control of the Philippines creates his argument on the fact that it would make for a good port of trade and it would be able to connect the United States and the Asian economy. However, Beveridge's argument has some fallacies in it that denounce his argument. For example he points out that geographically china is closer to the U.S. than it is to Germany and the UK so it would be logical for the U.S. to trade with China. At this time though Hawaii had just become a U.S. territory and the United States economy remained within the mainland of the U.S., which makes the statement that China is closer to the U.S. at this time false. Beveridge says that it is the US’s patriotic duty to bring order to this …show more content…

The Platt amendment was put into place to prevent Cuba from having economic ties or treaties with any country that would get them into debt. This article was considered justified because it would keep Cuba a free and sovereign entity. However, the amendment allowed the US to intervene as they saw necessary to maintain Cuban independence. Provisions of this amendment were that Cuba had to lease land to the US for the construction of a Naval base and coaling. The goal of the Platt Amendment was for the United States to keep diplomatic control over Cuba while not appearing overbearing. The US having full control over Cuba would cause civil unrest within Cuba and could be costly to the US however, foreign powers having control over Cuba would be a threat to the US. The Platt Amendment was a way that allowed the US to gain military positions and economic growth without controlling all of Cuba’s …show more content…

McKinley did what he did because of his religious beliefs, moral principles, and discrimination against Filipinos. He did not want to lose the Philippines to powerful countries at the time like France and Germany because, of the economic opportunities the Philippines would bring. This seems to be the only bit of logical evidence McKinley used to support the annexation. McKinley brought up religion because when he was speaking to a group of religious leaders however Christianizing the Filipinos does not justify the annexation. This revealed his beliefs, which are discriminatory towards the Philippines because he believed that the Filipinos couldn’t govern themselves. A common belief at the time was that Filipinos were an inferior race and McKinley’s statements prove that be would probably agree with this belief. McKinley’s decision to annex the Philippines may not have been wrong but his justifications

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This had many consequences especially for the people of the lands we now controlled. McKinley had promised the people of the Philippines independence but later decided to keep their land anyways. According to the US Department of State, this resulted in the Philippine American war during which 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipino combatants were killed. There were also about 200,000 Filipino civilians who died from a variety of causes such as their villages being burned by US forces, starvation, and disease. Many in the US opposed McKinley’s choice to colonize the Philippines and he definitely could have pulled out of this war at any time over the 3 years it lasted.

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The US should not have annexed the Philippines because it would be hypocritical of Americans, the

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They saw it as the “perfect stepping-stones” trade with China and the rest of Asia. American business men felt it was necessary for the government to show some authority and capitalize on this opportunity. American saw Manila as their

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The Hawaiians however did not favor for there to be an annexation and it was therefore not carried out. Later on, when President McKinley had entered the white house, he called for the immediate annexation of Hawaii. One of the main reasons to annex Hawaii was to have there be naval bases on it so the US could have a port near the Philippines during the Spanish-American war. With this new territory, the United States had expanded

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Many Cubans defied this policy and control strategy because they saw it as a violation of their independence, but they felt obligated for cooperation because they relied on American sugar markets. The Spanish-American War led to Puerto Rico becoming a U.S. territory. The strategy towards Puerto Rico was different from Cuba's in that it implemented initiatives aimed at "Americanizing" Puerto Rico, such as encouraging the study of American culture and teaching English in education systems. As a result of Puerto Rico's status as an unincorporated territory of the United States, residents were still considered citizens of the country but lacked the same political freedoms as those residing on the US mainland.

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When the United States was able to gain the rights, they began to make changes throughout the Dominican government (Lowenthal 32). In the Dominican Republic, the United States’ involvement in the country increased United States’ private interests as well as the United States’ strategies began to significantly broaden (Lowenthal 32). When the United States started to engage with the Dominican Republic, they improved on the economy. This includes the private interests, which are the cost of borrowing a loan that the United States worked towards. This helped the United States since they will be able to gain more money from other people and nations.

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The united states had achieved lots of power, economically and politically. After we gained power of a number of small countries we couldn 't give them back so we demanded use of land for naval bases and resources. we educated the filipinos, uplifted and civilized them the best we could to help them and us. After the civil war the united stated need economic growth.

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He thought the Filipinos could not govern themselves and they needed the americans to help them become more civilized (doc3). This idea was reflected in some of the “march of the flag” speech. It argued that the United States can take over these territories because they are not fit to govern themselves. After some time the united states annexed even more territories like cuba and puerto

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It was giving them access into Latin America, and into controlling and influencing the whole western hemisphere. As beneficial as this was to America, Latin America was in opposition. The Dominican Republic believed the Americas where “offending the republic’s dignity” when the U.S took over when they were in dept to European nations . Latin America had negative views to the corollary, they even openly presented them in their capitals’ newspaper. The “Listin Diario” never directly blamed the U.S but published articles that referenced the Good Neighbor policy and accused US officials of not following their own guidelines .

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In 1899, the United States annexed the Philippines after a short but bloody war with Spain. These rich, plentiful islands full of resources were in great demand. The U.S. saw the Philippines; fighting against Spain so like them when they were rebelling, and decided to step in and aid ‘the spirit of 1776’ (Doc. A). However, the question still remains: should the United States have annexed the Philippines?

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However, after the war, the Americans turned around and annexed the islands. Americans all over the country fought over whether or not the annexation was justified. Pro-imperialists argued for annexation, while anti-imperialists argued against annexation. The arguments for annexing the Philippines were their need for American guidance, and preventing other countries from

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The Platt Amendment was established in 1901 which set policies intending to end the United States’ military occupation of Cuba after the Spanish-American war and it was designed to eventually grant sovereignty back to the Cuban government. It was proposed to congress by Senator Orville Platt, although it was primarily drafted by Secretary of War Elihu Root. The terms set in the Platt Amendment limited Cuba’s ability to from treaties with foreign powers that limits its own independence, make public debt with other entities to prevent other nations from having control over Cuba through debt, and it sold or leased land to the U.S. for coaling or naval stations for the United States’ own purpose. The purpose of the Plat Amendment was to prevent

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Prior to annexing a territory, the American government still held immense power through the various legislations passed in the late 1800s. The Platt Amendment was utilized to prevent Cuba from entering into any agreements with foreign nations, and also granted the Americans the right to build naval stations on their soil. Executive officials in the American government began to determine themselves the supreme authority in matters regarding the recognition or restriction of

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American wanted to control the Philippines government to get closer to China for trading. Another interest is access to trading. According to Document 1, “Process of three hundred years of superstition in religion, dishonesty in dealing, disorder in habits of industry, and cruelty, caprice, and corruption in government. It is barely possible that 1,000 men in all archipelago are capable of self-government.” US President, McKinley believed they couldn’t govern themselves against other nations.

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