- In William McKinley’s speech on imperialism, what do you think he means when he says “as it was the nation’s war, so are its results the nation’s problem?”
- In his Corollary speech, Theodore Roosevelt states “It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger or entertains any projects as regards to the other nations of the Western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare.” How do you think residents of the new colonies, or Spain, would respond to this statement? Why?
- Compare and contrast the two speeches.
- What were the results of the Spanish-American war, and did the U.S. benefit from it?
