Source: President William McKinley, interview regarding the decision to annex the Philippines, 1899.
"I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night. And one night it came to me this way... that we could not leave them to themselves—they were unfit for self-government—and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain's was... there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them..."
Which of the following historical processes in the late nineteenth century is directly illustrated by the decision described in the passage?
- The territorial expansion and state building of the United States in the Pacific region.Cevap
- BThe shift toward economic imperialism that avoided direct political administration or territorial acquisition.
- CThe application of natural selection as a valid scientific theory that proved the biological superiority of Western societies.
- DThe revival of early modern mercantilist goals of accumulating gold and silver bullion through direct state-run monopolies.