A speech and an essay that alternately praise the acquisition of foreign territory by the U.S. and that raise questions about the costs and value of these imperialistic adventures.

Concepts

imperialism, manifest destiny, william jennings bryan

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Additional Tags

albert beveridge, european colonial territory, gilded age, national humanities center, expanding the frontier

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)