Title: Conflicting Views on American Expansionism: A Comparison of Excerpts by McKinley, Kipling, Johnson, and Aguinaldo Thesis Statement: The excerpts by President William McKinley and Rudyard Kipling promote

After the surrender of the Spanish in the Spanish-American War, the United States assumed control of the Philippines and struggled to contain an anti-American insurgency. Excerpts by President William McKinley on American Expansionism and British writer and poet Rudyard Kipling’s urging Americans to take up “the white man’s burden” provide evidence of pro-expansionist arguments. On the other hand, an excerpt by African-American clergyman and editor H. T. Johnson and another by Filipino revolutionary and statesman Emiliano Aguinaldo reject expansionist ideas and challenge US imperialist ambitions. Compare and contrast the four literary pieces. How did the views express in these excerpts conflict with one another?
William McKinley on American Expansionism (1903)Links to an external site.
Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden” (1899)Links to an external site.
“The Black Man’s Burden”: A Response to Kipling (gmu.edu) — http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/gilded/empire/text7/johnson.pdfLinks to an external site. ——————–Links to an external site.—————https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5476Links to an external site.
“Aguinaldo’s Case Against the United States. By a Filipino,” North American Review (nationalhumanitiescenter.org)Links to an external site.
Write a thesis statement responding directly to the question and provide a brief discussion of your claim. Use evidence from the textbook and given primary sources to support your thesis. No outside sources are allowed for this assignment. Your total word count should be about 700 words.