1. Essential Question: What were the three main positions towards American Imperialism? Describe each opinion providing examples of each.

2. Position #1: Imperialists
In favor of the 3 G’s: God, Gold, Glory
New markets needed
Need to spread democratic ideas
Believed the U.S. was superior to others and should expand beyond its borders
“With great power comes great responsibility”
“White Man’s Burden”
Notable Imperialists: Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt

3. Position #2: Anti-Imperialists
Small but vocal group
They argued the U.S. was a democracy that protected liberty
Colonization takes away the freedom of others
Morally against colonization
Economically expensive to colonize others
Democracy cannot be spread to others
Notable Anti-Imperialists: Mark Twain (author) and William Jennings Bryan (Populist leader)

4. Position #3: Land should be left to natives—It’s our land to begin with
Dates back to the early 1800s during Manifest Destiny
Inhabitants of lands the U.S. tries to expand to resist colonization
Notable resisters: Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippines