What role did race theories play in the development of the West and U.S. expansion beyond North American borders?

Weekly Critical Reflection 2
Directions: To formulate your answer to the questions (see below) you need to use the resources I provided for you in this course (lectures, primary sources, book readings, etc.) Failure to do so will affect your grade accordingly. Then address one or more of the questions below.
How did the Spanish-American war cartoons reflect the reality (or not) of the United States’ participation in the Spanish-Cuban-Filipino-American War?
What role did race theories play in the development of the West and U.S. expansion beyond North American borders?
How did race, gender, imperialism, and public opinion intersect in the United States during the turn-of-the-century?
Readings
Secondary Source
Gerstle, Chapter 1
Primary Document Readings (PDF)
Aguinaldo’s Case Against US
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Ben Pitchfork Tillman 1899
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Spanish-American War Cartoons 1898
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Two Wars
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William Jennings Bryan 1899
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Secondary Source
Gerstle, Chapter 2
Primary Document Readings (PDF)
A Carnegie Autobio
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Christine Frederick The New Housekeeping
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Frederick Winslow Taylor 1910
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Octopus Cartoons
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On Standard Oil 1902-1909
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Videos-Lectures
Lecture 3, American Present Mindedness, 1881-1917
Lecture 4, “Whites Only” Will to Survive: Social Darwinism Under Segregation, 1881-1914

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