US Imperialism v. US Anti-Imperialism

I. Spanish-American War and Its Imperialist Aftermath

A. War

B. Treaty of Paris

C. Insular Cases

II. Arguments for Imperialism

A. Duty

B. Self-Interest

1. Economics

2. Military

C. History

III. Arguments against Imperialism

A. Betrays US principles

B. Effect on US itself

C. History

IV. Counterarguments
        A. Imperialists

1. US principles

2. Effect on US itself

3. History

B. Anti-Imperialists

1. Duty

2. Self-interest

3. History

V. Links with Professor Haynes's lectures

A. Similarities

1. Nation/Empire dialectic

-- "Why if we hadn't decided [the Insular Cases] that way, this country would not have been a nation" (Justice White, 76).

2. Citizens v. nationals (racialized)

3. Savagery v. Civilization

B. Differences

1. Racial situation in US helps to define policy with respect to the colonies (91)

a. Civil equality

b. Political equality

2. US v. European nations

a. Spain

b. England?

VI. Genres of debate

A. Variety of genres

B. Literary techniques

1. "The White Man's Burden"

  --"contains" opposing argument

2. "To the Person Sitting in Darkness"

  --Satire diminishes a subject by making it ridiculous.  It can use irony, wit, and even sarcasm to evoke an attitude of amusement, contempt, scorn, or indignation.  Whereas it can elicit laughter, it's goal is not simply to amuse or to abuse, but to provoke a response, usually a moral reform.