Democracy and Empire, 1870­1900
Paper details:
After reading Chapter 20 and the 3 primaÕÉ≠†Њ†ry documents (attached files­ please use these 3 as the ONLY
SOURCE, NOTHING ELSE), answer the following questions:
1. According to Beveridge and Roosevelt, what is the “civilizing mission” of the United States?
2. How did the dissenting American media’s understanding of racial groups differ from the imperialists?
Tip: Make sure to use quotation marks (ex: “”) when you pull ANY specific wording from the documents. This is
particularly important with words, such as “negroes” and “mulattoes” that have a different cultural meaning and
use in our current society. By using quotation marks, you acknowledge that these terms are historical artefacts.
Make sure to add the document title in italics and the page number in parenthesis at the end of your quote. For
example: (The Mississippi Black Code, p. 2)