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AP U.S. History Exam 1.39. How would an imperialist see the decision made by the United States in the excerpt?
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by territorial intervention,
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A&E's hottest new diplomatic reality show.
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All right, check out this excerpt.
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[ mumbles ]
Full Transcript
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[ mumbling continues ]
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And the question:
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How would an imperialist
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see the decision made by the United States in the excerpt?
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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All right, well the Spanish-American War
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spurred all kinds of debate over America's
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place in the world, especially in the Western Hemisphere.
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Well, let's see which option an empire-building imperialist
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would like to annex.
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In regards to U.S. intervention in the Spanish-American War,
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would imperialists have B -
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opposed international involvement?
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Well, imperialism is all about
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extending a country's reach through territorial expansion,
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so international involvement, even at the risk of American lives,
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was essential in achieving that goal.
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So that pushes out B and D.
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Would U.S. intervention in Cuba have led imperialists
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to C - support the fight against Spanish oppression?
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Well, some people believed that the U.S. had a moral obligation
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to liberate Cuba from its Spanish overlords,
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but imperialists cared way more about gaining
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territory than ridding the world of so-called oppressive regimes.
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So it's not C, either.
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Which means the imperialist response to U.S. intervention
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in the Spanish-American War would've been A -
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supporting the annexation of Cuba.
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For imperialists,
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the purpose of the Spanish-American War was
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strictly to annex new territories,
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which they accomplished in spades with additions of
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Cuba, the Phillipines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
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to America's territorial portfolio.
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So the answer is A.
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For imperialists on the prowl,
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this land was not your land; this land was their land.
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[ music ]
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