Reference no: EM133813343
Assignment:
Answer the following questions, each are taken or adapted from the questions at the ends of the articles.
On The Philippine Insurrection:
1. How and why did the US initially become involved in the Philippines? What were the views of imperialists and anti-imperialists in the US towards the takeover of the Philippines?
2. During the Philippine war what military advantages did the Philippine insurgents have? What were American military tactics and goals, and how did they change in response to the conditions of the Philippine conflict?
On African Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights
1. What were the basic principles and ideals of W.E.B. Du Bois and how did they contrast with the program called for by Booker T. Washington? What were the fundamental goals of the Niagara Movement?
2. What was the Great Migration? Do you think it was beneficial for African Americans to move North? What is the legacy of the Great Migration for the northern cities?
On Suffragists Storm over Washington:
1. What was the goal of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment to the Constitution? Why did it foment so much opposition that it took 40 years to get the Amendment added to the Constitution?
2. How did Alice Paul pressure President Wilson to recognize the importance of the womens suffrage cause?